Faculty Perceptions of Self-Plagiarism and Other Forms of Academic Dishonesty Among University Students

Authors

Carleen Vincent-Robinson, Florida International UniversityFollow

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Major/Program

Higher Education

First Advisor's Name

Benjamin Baez

First Advisor's Committee Title

Committee Chair

Second Advisor's Name

Mido Chang

Second Advisor's Committee Title

Committee Member

Third Advisor's Name

Eric Dwyer

Third Advisor's Committee Title

Committee Member

Fourth Advisor's Name

Norma Goonen

Fourth Advisor's Committee Title

Committee Member

Keywords

Academic Dishonesty, Cheating, Plagiarism, University, Faculty, Perceptions

Date of Defense

2-29-2016

Abstract

As university faculty are often required to police academic misconduct among students, their attitudes and beliefs toward misconduct warrant investigation, particularly as the failure to act may exacerbate the incidence of students’ unethical behaviors. Therefore, this descriptive study examined faculty perceptions of academic dishonesty among students, institutional support, and self-plagiarism using an electronic-mail questionnaire (N = 201) and assessed the academic environment, frequency of student misconduct, and severity of those behaviors.

Female faculty were more likely than male faculty to perceive high levels of cheating on exams (pppppppppp

Additionally, online faculty were more likely than campus-based faculty to perceive higher levels of plagiarism among graduate students (p p

Multi-way frequency analyses revealed significant interactions between the perceptions concerning academic integrity policies, institutional support, and understanding of self-plagiarism, thereby, resulting in the rejection of the three null hypotheses of no association.

Overall, faculty remain troubled by self-plagiarism; their perceptions are mediated by gender and academic rank. Consequently, additional efforts should be made to educate instructional staff about the various forms of academic dishonesty including, but not limited to, self-plagiarism, double-dipping, and recycling; increase faculty understanding and awareness of misconduct; and encourage compliance with said policies.

Identifier

FIDC000226

Recommended Citation

Vincent-Robinson, Carleen, "Faculty Perceptions of Self-Plagiarism and Other Forms of Academic Dishonesty Among University Students" (2016). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2501.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2501