A structural equation model for cyber academic dishonesty in higher education: Evidence from Taiwan.

Autor: Cheng YC; Center for Teacher Education, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan.; Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan., Ho WS; Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan.; NCUE Alumni Association, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan., Chang SH; Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan., Yao KC; Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan.; Kenda Cultural and Educational Foundation, Yuanlin, Taiwan., Lo CC; Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Accountability in research [Account Res] 2024 Oct; Vol. 31 (7), pp. 724-750. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 26.
DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2023.2293955
Abstrakt: With the continued spread of the rise of online teaching, and the massive use of 3C products (computer, communication, and consumer electronics), the cases of academic plagiarism or using others' works as own works caused by inappropriate use of the Internet are occurring all the time. However, very little research has been conducted on the cyber ethical climate in relation to cyber academic dishonesty. This study investigates the structural relationship between cyber ethical climate, cyber self-efficacy, cyber ethical attitude and cyber academic dishonesty, among university and graduate students, and develops a multiple mediation model. A total of 812 university and graduate students from 32 universities in Taiwan completed the online questionnaire. The results of the study show that the multiple mediation model is valid and find that the cyber ethical climate creates a favorable context for organizing members to demonstrate cyber ethical behavior, demonstrating the importance of mutual influence on cyber academic dishonesty between the cyber ethical climate created by teachers and the cyber ethical climate of class peers. Based on these results, we deeply examine the practical implications and make specific recommendations to improve the cyber ethical behavior of university and graduate students.
Databáze: MEDLINE