Rational choice and political power

Hawes, Derek

doi:10.1080/14782804.2019.1684744

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“…Passing the grade, language barrier at the college level because the content and papers are in the English language, visually challenged students face difficulty attempting the paper on their own (Fluck, 2019). The element of copy and paste for the completion of projects has also been explored by the study (Hawes, 2020).…”

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A Phenomenological Study on Academic Cheating behaviors Exhibited by Visually Impaired College Students

Ashraf

Iqbal

2022

RAMSS

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Students with visual impairment are academically disadvantaged due to visual impairment that lets them indulge in academically dishonest behavior cheating. Academic cheating at the college level demolishes the personality and moral values of any individual. This study intended to explore academic cheating behavior in visually impaired students at the college level. This study was qualitative in approach and exploratory in nature. The sample of the study included 20 teachers working in colleges in the Lahore district that were selected from the larger group of the population for this study. A self-developed semi-structured interview was used as a tool for data collection. The validity of the instrument was assured by the experts' opinions related to the field of special education. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed through an extensive literature review and pilot testing. Data were analyzed through thematic analysis. Three major themes were drawn from the thematic analysis i.e, teachers’ perception of academic cheating, the nature of academic cheating, and remedies to eliminate academic cheating. The findings of the study revealed that the maximum number of respondents were females who reported that visually impaired students do cheating if they get the opportunity. Additionally, the majority of the respondents stated that visually impaired students are involved in various academic cheating styles due to prevalent corruption in society. The study recommended special moral training lectures by the veteran of motivation and counseling to visually impaired students at the college level periodically. Moreover, teachers at the college level should promote academic integrity in their respective classes.

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A Phenomenological Study on Academic Cheating behaviors Exhibited by Visually Impaired College Students

Ashraf

Iqbal

2022

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“…Students choose to plagiarize in their assignments or tests for a range of reasons, and it is possible to examine the students' motivation within the framework of rational choice theory, according to which every individual follows the principle of maximum utilization when they have to make a decision (Hawes, 2020). Individuals compare potential advantages to possible costs entailed by their decision and the course of action is chosen after weighing the advantages and disadvantages of all possible alternatives.…”

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University students’ understanding of contract cheating: a qualitative case study in Kuwait

Erguvan

2022

Lang Test Asia

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Contract cheating, or students outsourcing their assignments to be completed by others, has emerged as a significant threat to academic integrity in higher education institutions around the world. During the COVID-19, when traditional face-to-face instruction became unsustainable, the number of contract cheating students increased dramatically. Through focus group interviews, this study sought the perspectives of 25 students enrolled in first year writing in a private higher education institution in Kuwait during the pandemic in 2020–2021, on their attitudes towards contract cheating. MAXQDA 2020 was used to examine the data. The participants believe that the primary motivations for engaging in contract cheating are mainly the opportunities presented by online learning and the psychological and physical challenges they experienced during online learning. Those who did not cheat had some shared traits, such as a competitive spirit, confidence in their talents, and a strong desire to learn. Additionally, those with high moral values avoided cheating. To combat contract cheating, students believe that teaching and evaluation techniques should be drastically altered and that students should be educated about plagiarism, while institutions should impose tougher sanctions on repeat offenders.

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Rational choice and political power

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A Phenomenological Study on Academic Cheating behaviors Exhibited by Visually Impaired College Students

A Phenomenological Study on Academic Cheating behaviors Exhibited by Visually Impaired College Students

University students’ understanding of contract cheating: a qualitative case study in Kuwait

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