Student-led Honor Codes as a Method for Reducing University Cheating

• Autorzy: David A. Rettinger , Douglas Searcy

Warianty tytułu

Studenckie kodeksy honorowe jako metoda ograniczania oszustw uniwersyteckich

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

As academic dishonesty is perceived to be on the rise in European universities, creative approaches to supporting integrity are being considered. In the U. S., some universities approach the issue by giving students more, not less, control over their academic lives. Student-led honor systems provide students a means of creating a community at their university that values academic integrity and enforces it as a social norm rather than as an abstract rule. This paper outlines the history and functioning of such programs, provides empirical support for their effectiveness, and a case study of one student-led honor system, at the University of Mary Washington.(original abstract)

Na europejskich uniwersytetach obserwuje się coraz więcej nieuczciwych zachowań, z tego względu rozważa się różne kreatywne podejścia wspierające etykę i przestrzeganie prawa. Na niektórych uniwersytetach w Stanach Zjednoczonych przekazuje się studentom większą kontrolę nad ich akademickim życiem. Kierowane przez studentów systemy honorowe dostarczają środków, które pozwalają na tworzenie uniwersyteckich wspólnot, ceniących akademicką prawość i egzekwujące ją raczej jako normę społeczną aniżeli abstrakcyjną zasadę. Niniejszy artykuł przybliża historię oraz funkcjonowanie takich programów, przedstawia empiryczne uzasadnienie ich efektywności, prezentuje także studium przypadku w postaci studenckiego systemu honorowego na Uniwersytecie Marii Waszyngton (Fredericksburg, Virginia, Stany Zjednoczone).(abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Higher education; Students; Plagiarism

PL

Szkolnictwo wyższe; Studenci; Plagiat

• Czasopismo: Economic and Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2012
• Numer: nr 3
• Strony: 223--234

Twórcy

autor

David A. Rettinger

• University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, USA

autor

Douglas Searcy

• University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, USA

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