2022
DOI: 10.1007/s10805-022-09449-1
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International Predictors of Contract Cheating in Higher Education

Abstract: Prevalence of contract cheating and outsourcing through organised methods has received interest in research studies aiming to determine the most suitable strategies to reduce the problem. Few studies have presented an international approach or tested which variables could be correlated with contract cheating. As a result, strategies to reduce contract cheating may be founded on data from other countries, or demographics/situations which may not align to variables most strongly connected to engagement in outsou… Show more

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“…Generally, we conclude that students overestimate the AM of their peers relative to their own behavior. Given that these beliefs and observations are stronger predictors of AM than personal characteristics, one recommendation for reducing the rate of AM is to provide students with specific data about rates of AM in their institutions, to see if knowledge of this institutional data would reduce AM (Awdry & Ives, 2022 ). We know of no efforts to implement this recommendation, so this intervention may warrant further study for effectiveness.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Generally, we conclude that students overestimate the AM of their peers relative to their own behavior. Given that these beliefs and observations are stronger predictors of AM than personal characteristics, one recommendation for reducing the rate of AM is to provide students with specific data about rates of AM in their institutions, to see if knowledge of this institutional data would reduce AM (Awdry & Ives, 2022 ). We know of no efforts to implement this recommendation, so this intervention may warrant further study for effectiveness.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Previous reports that on an international scale, academic cheating, such as contract cheating, achieves an average of 3.52% and continues to increase (Newton, 2018). Other study note that among university students, since 2014, the practice of contract cheating has continued to increase to 15.7% (Awdry & Ives, 2022). The result of investigation is an iceberg phenomenon on the massive practice of contract cheating and various types of academic fraud among lecturers and students at various universities in Indonesia (Dewanti et al, 2020;Heriyati & Ekasari, 2020;Patak et al, 2021).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…Many studies in various countries and disciplines have found several variables associated with academic cheating such as, lack of time, pressure to get a higher position, lack of motivation, low levels of self-efficacy, university penalties, the inability of individuals to meet scientific publication requirements, low writing skills, declining of academic grades, dishonesty, the crisis of ethical attitude and ethical climate in campus (Awdry & Ives, 2022;Dougherty, 2022;Molnar, 2012). To conclude, the practice of contract cheating and other types of academic cheating are rooted both in a crisis of academic capability and the low moral integrity of academicians.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Self-report surveys have been widely used to explore the prevalence of violation behaviour among students in higher education (Curtis et al, 2021 ). This method, particularly when used to gather data about socially undesirable behaviours, typically yields low response rates (4–10%) (McCabe, 2005 ; Bretag et al, 2019a ; Curtis et al, 2021 ) and a flaw with this method is the possibility of missing data issues (e.g., Tindall et al, 2021 ; Awdry & Ives, 2022 ). To help mitigate these issues, we focused on questionnaire design, protection of privacy and confidentiality, and engagement in the practice of students as partners in research.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%