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Do preservice teachers cheat in college, too? A quantitative study of academic integrity among preservice teachers

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DiPaulo, Donald·2022·International Journal for Educational Integrity
DOI 10.1007/s40979-021-00097-3
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Research has found that academic dishonesty (AD) is common among college and university undergraduate students worldwide (International Center for Academic Integrity, 2021). Two variables found to have a significant effect on student cheating were students’ attitudes toward AD and perceptions of peer engagement in AD (McCabe et al., 2012). This quantitative research study examined preservice teachers’ attitudes and behaviors related to academic dishonesty. Utilizing three parts of the Academic Integrity Survey, this study analyzed data from 62 preservice teachers enrolled at a university in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States that were preparing to teach students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grades in both public and private schools. Data analyses examined the frequency rates at which preservice teachers self-reported engaging in academic dishonesty, as well as the relationships that existed between preservice teachers’ attitudes toward academic dishonesty, perceptions of peer engagement in AD, and self-reported engagement in AD. Results showed that rates for self-reported engagement in academic dishonesty among preservice teachers were similar to those found for undergraduates in other majors, with attitude toward behavior found to be significantly associated with and predictive of self-reported engagement in academic cheating among this group of preservice teachers.

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Authors
DiPaulo, D.
Affiliations
Cabrini University (US)
Corresponding author
DiPaulo, Donald
ORCID
DiPaulo, Donald
Venue
International Journal for Educational Integrity
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2022-01-18
Volume
18
Issue
1
ISSN
1833-2595 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1007/s40979-021-00097-3
OpenAlex
W4206803496
Cited by
30
References
3
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2026: 8 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 6
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6.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • International Journal for Educational Integrity (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Academic integrity and plagiarism
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Ethics in Business and Education
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection
Keywords
academic integrity, academic dishonesty, cheating, pre-service teachers, teacher professional development, peer perception

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