Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
Date of this Version
Spring 10-26-2020
Document Type
Article
Citation
The Nebraska Educator, Volume 5 (2020), pp.105-120.
doi: 10.32873/unl.dc.ne006
ISSN 2375-6853
Abstract
Academic dishonesty is a murky problem without a commonly agreed upon solution in American higher education. It has a long-standing history in higher education but a short history in academic literature, it has evolved rapidly and longitudinally (McCabe & Trevino, 1996), and it has several easily apparent trends and others that the majority of researchers are in disagreement about. While traversing this perilous landscape of dichotomies, this paper will examine connections and gaps in the literature, make suggestions and recommendations for future study based off of these results, and examine the implications that these recommendations could have on higher education policy. Results demonstrate that a learning-based, non-penal approach to academic dishonesty may be the most helpful stance that institutions can take for their students. Key areas of interest to the author include the intersections of technology, generational change, and self-authorship, and these areas will be focused on in detail throughout the literature review.
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