Graduate Students' Perceptions of Academic Integrity Policies, Practices, Observations, Engagement, and Seriousness of Behaviors
Year: 2009
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) to determine if differences existed between male and female graduate students regarding their perceptions, observations, and practices of academic integrity; and (2) to explore differences among graduate students by program areas regarding their perceptions, observations, and practices of academic integrity. Additionally, this study examined and explored graduate students' responses to open-ended questions pertaining to changes in support of academic integrity and the role students should play in this process. This study was guided by twelve research questions and ten null hypotheses. Bandura's social learning theory which established that patterns of behavior may be learned from observing others' behavior, framed the study. The study included the analysis of an existing data set from a survey research design conducted by the Center for Academic Integrity. Mean scores were calculated for males and females and by program majors related to perceptions, observations, and practices of academic integrity. Nvivo8 was used to qualitatively analyze open-ended questions. Major findings from both quantitative and open-ended data were triangulated to aid in establishing conclusions.
Source: TigerPrints (Clemson University)
Author: Caroline Curry Mills
Institution: Clemson University
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W160234057