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Plagiarism and ghostwriting: The rise in academic misconduct

South African Journal of Science, 2018
The aim of this paper is to review the current situation regarding plagiarism and ghostwriting, and to stimulate debate about how universities should respond to the rise in these forms of academic misconduct.
Shawren Singh, Dan Remenyi
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Does competition enhance performance or cheating? A laboratory experiment [PDF]

In this paper we experimentally test whether competing for a desired reward does not only affect individuals’ performance, but also their tendency to cheat. Recent doping scandals in sports as well as forgery and plagiarism scandals in academia have been
Doris Weichselbaumer, Christiane Schwieren   +1 more
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Correction to: Contract cheating: an increasing challenge for global academic community arising from COVID-19. [PDF]

Res Pract Technol Enhanc Learn, 2021
Hill G, Mason J, Dunn A.
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Crime without punishment: An update review of the determinants of cheating among university students [PDF]

The issue of cheating is a serious problem since it can call the efficiency of an education system into question. Furthermore, it is a devaluing factor in the country's stock of human capital.
Aurora A.C. Teixeira, Maria de Fátima Rocha   +1 more
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Detecting contract cheating through linguistic fingerprint

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Contract cheating, the act of students enlisting others to complete academic assignments on their behalf, poses a significant challenge in academic settings, undermining the integrity of education and assessment.
Mohammed Kutbi, Ali H. Al-Hoorie, Abbas H. Al-Shammari   +2 more
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Fear of failure: a student-facing investigation into the motivations for contract cheating and academic misconduct

Cogent Education
The advent of remote learning and the over-representation of international students in contract cheating literature have contributed to the beliefs that a digital pathway to higher education necessitates academic malpractice, and that this phenomenon is ...
Suraj Ajit, Aparna Maikkara, Wendy Ramku
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Minimising online contract cheating

, 2018
Combating Contract Cheating is important to ensure the integrity of assessment in higher education. As online learning in higher education becomes more widespread, so is the incidence of Contract Cheating.
Alison Payne (1375029), Noal Atkinson (9778160), Peter Hosie (9805379), Kathryn Ames (9777062), Damien Clark (9787352), Sara Barnbaum (9779285), Colin Beer (9780197)   +6 more
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Responsible but powerless: staff qualitative perspectives on cheating in higher education

International Journal for Educational Integrity
Teaching staff play a pivotal role in the prevention, detection and management of cheating in higher education. They enact curriculum and assessment design strategies, identify and substantiate suspected cases, and are positioned by many as being on the ‘
Rowena Harper, Felicity Prentice
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Aligning Academic Integrity Policy and Practice in Postgraduate Studies: A Focused Analysis on Contract Cheating [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
The evolving landscape of tertiary education, shaped by technological advancements, commercialisation, internationalisation and pedagogical shifts, has intensified concerns regarding academic misconduct.
Reuben Agbelengor Glover
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Academic Dishonesty in a Post-Secondary Multilingual Institution

BC TEAL Journal, 2018
While plagiarism is a continuing educational writing issue in many post-secondary institutions, instances of contract cheating are also rising. Plagiarism is usually conceptualized as a type of writing misconduct or violation of existing institutional ...
Daniel H. Chang
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