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- ItemOpen AccessDoes Stress Matter? Findings from a Self-Report Survey of Contract Cheating Behaviours of Canadian College Students(2023-03-08) Ferguson, Corrine D.; Toye, Margaret; Eaton, Sarah ElainePresentation for the International Centre of Academic Integrity Annual Conference, March 2023.
- ItemOpen AccessUnderstanding Student Experiences with Commercial Contract Cheating and Other Outsourcing Behaviours(2022-09) Ferguson, Corrine; Toye, Margaret; Carver, Christina; Pictin, Tonisha; Eaton, Sarah Elaine; Boisvert, SherylPurpose: The primary goal of the project was to better understand post-secondary student experiences of contract cheating and the stress students encounter while completing their programs. Methods: Survey research methodology, using well-established measures from contract cheating research and research on the stress process were used to collect closed and open ended responses from career program learners in a community college in Alberta. Responses were collected in Survey Monkey, an online survey tool, from 916 participants in October 2021. Results: Survey results overall indicated student involvement in contract cheating. Differences between commercial contract cheating and sharing behaviour were revealed. High levels of stress were reported, and type of stress varied across contract cheating behaviour. Implications: The results of this study add to the continually growing body of knowledge of academic integrity in Canada. They will also expand on knowledge of the stress students experience and the personal and social resources they have access to while completing their programs and how this may relate to contract cheating.
- ItemOpen AccessUnderstanding Student Experiences with Contract Cheating and Other Outsourcing Behaviours: Research Project Brief(2021-04-30) Ferguson, Corinne; Toye, Margaret; Eaton, Sarah Elaine; Boisvert, SherylPurpose: The primary goal of the project, in partnership with the Alberta Council on Contract Cheating (ACAI), is to understand post-secondary student experiences with contract cheating. As there is currently little information about contract cheating in Canada (and Alberta specifically), results from our research will address this need and will be used to create critical resources for students as they navigate academic integrity in the college setting. Methods: Survey research methodology will be utilized to collect self-reported experiences of contract cheating among college students. Well-established measures from the contract cheating research outside Canada will be employed (McCabe, 2005; Bretag et al., 2019). Data Sources: Data will be collected from students registered in a career program as of Fall 2021 term at a community college in Alberta, Canada. Implications: This study will provide much needed information about contract cheating for administrators and policy makers at post-secondary institutions. This study will also provide the means to create evidence-based resources for post-secondary students toward building a culture of academic integrity. Information collected as part of this survey will add to research on academic integrity by providing researchers a more comprehensive understanding of the types of and complexity in relationships among stressors (both in and outside the educational context) learners experience which may help explain contract cheating behaviours.