Abstract
The present descriptive study aimed to investigate the academic dishonesty at the higher education level in Punjab,
Pakistan. The major rationale behind this study was to explore the factors responsible for the prevalence of academic
dishonesty among students enrolled in HEC recognized universities Population consisted of all the undergraduate
students of education from higher education institutions situated in Punjab. Sample comprised of 1000
undergraduate students from eight randomly selected institutes. Among them 43% were male and 57% were female.
These undergraduate students were surveyed through questionnaires. The questionnaire was comprised of two
adapted and modified parts. One part was used to measure the frequency of academic dishonest behavior of students
and the second part was used to measure the factors responsible for the academic dishonesty in students. Data was
analyzed through calculating simple descriptive statistics, like mean, standard deviation and percentages. Further to
compare the mean score of both genders on different variables of academic dishonesty, t-tests of independent
samples were used. Results point out a significant high level of prevalence of academic dishonesty at higher
education level in Punjab. Same academic dishonest behaviors of both genders are also reported. Further, parents’
pressure for maintaining good GPA leads to prevalence of academic dishonesty among male students more than
female students.
Uzma Quraishi, Fakhra Aziz. (2017) Academic Dishonesty at the Higher Education Level in Punjab, Pakistan, Journal of Research and Reflections in Education, Volume 11, Issue 1.
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