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dc.contributor.advisorKaefer, Tanya
dc.contributor.advisorHeylar, Frances
dc.contributor.authorConnell, Suzanne
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-18T18:08:37Z
dc.date.available2023-09-18T18:08:37Z
dc.date.created2023
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.urihttps://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/5216
dc.description.abstractThis work sought to address gaps in the literature regarding perceived student acceptance of certain types of cheating in higher education and the potential relationships to social media use and the digital academic services, called contract cheating websites (Rowland et al., 2018) or study helper websites (Harrison et al., 2021). In detail, the core of the study was the analysis of social media and contract cheating website use and how it related to judgments of cheating strategies by current and past postsecondary students. Through an online survey, participants (n = 47) were asked to indicate demographic features; report the time spent on specific social media sites and contract cheating websites (Chegg, Course Hero, and Quizlet); and indicate their judgments of seven academic dilemma scenarios depicting cheating. Spearman correlations revealed a moderate relationship between the time spent on social media and contract cheating websites (rs = .438, p = .003). Although no links emerged between dilemma judgments and social media in the overall sample, when separated into groups, contract cheating website users (n = 17) indicated greater time spent on social media than non-users, t(42) = 2.847, p = .003, along with correlations to certain cheating scenario and strategy judgments. These findings highlight the need to investigate the underlying connections students may have to social media, contract cheating services, and their perceptions of academic integrity to inform remedial strategies for cheating in higher education.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectAcademic integrityen_US
dc.subjectAcademic misconducten_US
dc.subjectContract cheatingen_US
dc.subjectContract cheating websitesen_US
dc.subjectStudy helper websitesen_US
dc.subjectSocial mediaen_US
dc.titleThe influence of social media and contract cheating website use on the perception of academic integrity standardsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
etd.degree.nameMaster of Educationen_US
etd.degree.levelMasteren_US
etd.degree.disciplineEducationen_US
etd.degree.grantorLakehead Universityen_US
dc.contributor.committeemembervan Barneveld, Christina


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