Cheating Academic Integrity

Practical and insightful solutions to the growing problem of academic dishonesty

In Cheating Academic Integrity: Lessons from 30 Years of Research, a team of renowned academic integrity experts delivers revealing and practicing insights into the causes of--and solutions to--academic cheating by students. This edited volume combines leading research from an interdisciplinary group of scholars, offering readers an overview of the most important topics and trends in academic integrity research.

The book focuses on teaching, classrooms, and faculty behavior and offers a glimpse into the future of this rapidly developing field. Readers will also find:

• Discussions of the newest forms of cheating, including online "contract cheating" and "paper mills" and the methods used to combat them

• Explorations of the prevalence of cheating and plagiarism between 1990 and 2020

• Psychological perspectives on the student motivations underlying academic integrity violations

• Teaching and learning approaches to reduce academic misconduct in both online and in-person courses

A must-read resource for administrators, leaders, and policymakers involved with higher education, Cheating Academic Integrity also belongs on the bookshelves of school administrators-in-training and others preparing for a career in education.

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DAVID A. RETTINGER, PhD, is Professor of Psychological Science and Director of Academic Integrity Programs at the University of Mary Washington. He currently leads the International Center for Academic Integrity's research efforts and served as its President from 2018-20.

TRICIA BERTRAM GALLANT, PhD, is the author of Academic Integrity in the Twenty-First Century and an internationally recognized expert on integrity and ethics in education. She is the director of academic integrity at UC San Diego and has consulted on academic integrity at institutions around the world.

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DISCOVER THE CAUSES OFAND MOST INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TOACADEMIC CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM

"Cheating Academic Integrity chronicles advances in academic integrity research and practice over the past thirty years from a variety of global perspectives, and prepares us for what to expect in the coming decades. This book is essential reading for academic integrity scholars, administrators, and higher education professionals."
SARAH ELAINE EATON, University of Calgary

"This is a must-read for all those who want to develop effective data-informed academic integrity policies. Cheating Academic Integrity provides practical advice with a thorough review of the literature, written by leading experts in the field who answer questions from why students choose to cheat, how has technology impacted the availability of information and the detection of cheating, how our academic policies on this issue can lead to inequities, and how to reconsider a teaching and learning focus when developing strategies, pedagogies, and assessments that lead to a mindset that promotes academic integrity on your campus."
BETH M. SCHWARTZ, Provost at Endicott College

In Cheating Academic Integrity: Lessons from 30 Years of Research, a team of internationally recognized academic integrity researchers delivers an eye-opening and insightful exploration of the causes ofand solutions toacademic cheating by students. This edited volume presents works that focus on teaching, classrooms, and faculty behavior, along with examinations of the newest forms of cheating, like online "contract cheating" and "paper mills." It also discusses commonly employed and innovative methods for combating academic cheating.

An essential resource for educators, administrators, education policymakers, and other leaders involved in primary, secondary, and post-secondary education, this collection of authoritative contributions will also be of interest to school administrators and teachers-in-training seeking a modern treatment of a perennial challenge in education.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Cheating Academic Integrity: Lessons from 30 Years of Research
Tricia Bertram Gallant and David A. Rettinger

Chapter 2 Trends in Plagiarism and Cheating Prevalence: 19902020 and Beyond
Guy J. Curtis

Chapter 3 The Past and Future of Contract Cheating
Thomas Lancaster

Chapter 4 Academic Motivation and Cheating: A Psychological Perspective
Eric M. Anderman

*Shantanu Tilak
**Andrew H. Perry
**Jacqueline von Spiegel
*Arianna Black

Chapter 5 The Moral Puzzle of Academic Cheating: Perceptions, Evaluations, and Decisions
Talia Waltzer and Audun Dahl

Chapter 6 It's in the Pedagogy: Evidence-Based Practices to Promote Academic Integrity
*Jacqueline A. Goldman
**Mariko L. Carson
*Jennifer Simonds

Chapter 7 Beyond Doing Integrity Online: A Research Agenda for Authentic Online Education
Douglas Harrison and Sharon Spencer

Chapter 8 Celebrating 30 Years of Research on Academic Integrity: A Review of the Most Influential Pieces
*Ann M. Rogerson
**Tricia Bertram Gallant
**Courtney Cullen
*Robert T. Ives

Chapter 9 The Next 30 Years: Lessons Learned and Predictions about the Future
*David A. Rettinger
*Tricia Bertram Gallant