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.
Table of Contents
List of Authors xi
Chapter 1 Cheating Academic Integrity: Lessons from 30 Years of Research 1
Tricia Bertram Gallant and David A. Rettinger
Chapter 2 Trends in Plagiarism and Cheating Prevalence: 1990-2020 and Beyond 11
Guy J. Curtis
Chapter 3 The Past and Future of Contract Cheating 45
Thomas Lancaster
Chapter 4 Academic Motivation and Cheating: A Psychological Perspective 65
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 99
Talia Waltzer and Audun Dahl
Chapter 6 It’s in the Pedagogy: Evidence-Based Practices to Promote Academic Integrity 131
Jacqueline A. Goldman, Mariko L. Carson, Jennifer Simonds
Chapter 7 Beyond Doing Integrity Online: A Research Agenda for Authentic Online Education 169
Douglas Harrison and Sharon Spencer
Chapter 8 Celebrating 30 Years of Research on Academic Integrity: A Review of the Most Influential Pieces 201
Ann M. Rogerson, Tricia Bertram Gallant, Courtney Cullen, Robert T. Ives
Chapter 9 The Next 30 Years: Lessons Learned and Predictions about the Future 233
David A. Rettinger, Tricia Bertram Gallant
Index 241
