dc.contributor.author	Suber, Tracy White
dc.coverage.spatial	United States, Georgia.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2018-06-07T13:05:48Z
dc.date.available	2018-06-07T13:05:48Z
dc.date.issued	2018-05-25
dc.identifier.citation	Suber, Tracy White. "Associate Degree Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty and Unprofessional Behavior." Ed.D. diss., Valdosta State University, May 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10428/3089.
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dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/3089
dc.description.abstract	Academic dishonesty and unprofessional behavior are major concerns for faculty and administrators among all disciplines, but are even more concerning to those in healthcare fields of study, such as nursing. Although not a new problem in academia, students’ dishonest behaviors and actions while in programs of study have been shown in previous research to translate into those same behaviors in the workforce after graduation. This descriptive, quantitative study was conducted at a large southeastern school of nursing in Georgia. Students were given a survey with eighteen cheating scenarios and six unprofessional behavior scenarios. Each student had the opportunity to answer whether he or she considered the scenario as depicting cheating/unprofessional behavior, and if so, the degree of seriousness (not at all serious to extremely serious in nature). A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), analysis of variance (ANOVA), single-sample t-test, and a correlation analysis were conducted to determine associate degree nursing students’ perceptions of academic dishonesty and unprofessional behavior, examining differences between traditional and non-traditional students, gender, and first and second-year students. The findings indicated that 11.23% of associate degree nursing students admitted to cheating during their nursing program. Gender proved to be statistically significant indicating that female associate degree nursing students viewed academic dishonesty and unprofessional scenarios as more serious than males. Although there were no statistically significant findings between traditional/non-traditional students and first and second-year students, the mean responses between the two groups painted a meaningful story.	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1 \| Problem Statement 2 \| Conceptual Framework… 4 \| Purpose Statement 9 \| Research Questions 9 \| Definition of Terms 10 \| Significance of Study… 11 \| Summary of Methodology 13 \| Limitations 14 \| Organization of the Study 15 \| CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE 16 \| Academic Dishonesty Defined 17 \| Historical Background 19 \| Cheating in Higher Education 20 \| Cheating in Nursing 27 \| Faculty Role in Cheating 32 \| Ethics in Nursing 37 \| Summary 39 \| CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY 40 \| Population and Sample 40 \| Research Design 41 \| Instrument 41 \| Procedures 44 \| Variables and Data Analysis 46 \| Summary 47 \| CHAPTER IV: DATA ANALYSIS 49 \| Data Screening 50 \| Result 51 \| CHAPTER V: DISCUSSION 56 \| Summary of Findings 59 \| Traditional/Non-Traditional Students 60 \| Gender. 63 \| Program Year. 65 \| Intercorrelation of Demographic Variables 67 \| Limitations of Study. 70 \| Implications for Practice 70 \| Future Direction. 71 \| Recommendations for Research. 74 \| Conclusion… 76 \| APPENDIX A: \| IRB 91 \| APPENDIX B: COVER LETTER AND SURVEY \| INSTRUMENT 93 \|	en_US
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
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dc.subject	Dissertations, Academic--United States	en_US
dc.subject	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject	Cheating (Education)	en_US
dc.subject	Associate degree nurses	en_US
dc.title	Associate Degree Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty and Unprofessional Behavior	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Department of Curriculum, Leadership, and Technology of the Dewar College of Education and Human Services	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Pate, James L
dc.description.committee	Gibson, Nicole M.
dc.description.committee	Siegrist, Gerald R.
dc.description.committee	LaPlant, James T.
dc.description.degree	Ed.D.	en_US
dc.description.major	Education in Leadership	en_US