Academic Misconduct Among Teacher-Education Students: A Descriptive Correlational Study
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-1991
Department
Educational Leadership and School Counseling
Abstract
Results of a study to determine the extent to which teacher education students perceive their student peers to engage in various forms of academic misconduct are reported. A thirty-seven-item instrument was used to collect data from ninety-seven teacher education students at a southern comprehensive university. Items addressed the frequency of various cheating behaviors, the perceived maturity level of the persons most likely to cheat, and the degree to which respondents felt cheaters "neutralized" their cheating behaviors. Although cheating was not perceived as a major problem among teacher education students, a definite relationship between perceived neutralization and academic misconduct was noted.
Publication Title
Research in Higher Education
Volume
32
Issue
6
First Page
703
Last Page
724
Recommended Citation
Daniel, L. G.,
Blount, K. D.,
Ferrell, C. M.
(1991). Academic Misconduct Among Teacher-Education Students: A Descriptive Correlational Study. Research in Higher Education, 32(6), 703-724.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/7131