Hello colleagues
I'm delurking from this list as I found this article irritating in several ways. I usually like his work, but I think this is a
bit too casual. There's plenty of peer-reviewed evidence that students (and academic staff) have muddled ideas about what
constitutes cheating, and plagiarism in particular. It's also contradictory to say that universities accommodate this culture,
whilst complaining about the effort that goes into educating students about what's acceptable. If we accommodate it, why would we
bother to teach them about it?
He doesn't mention students from different cultural backgrounds, who surely need the kind of information/education he regards as
unnecessary to ensure equitable access to assessment.
I know the argument about schools not providing enough information on plagiarism has been rehearsed here recently, but it seems a
bit much to push all the blame onto primary schools!
Maybe his institution only has middle class students straight from school who've benefited from 'pushy parents'? Maybe surveys at
his institution show that all students have a good understanding of what cheating is?
It's just a bit of columnar fluff, I suppose....mustn't get too irritated!
Rachel
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For those listmembers who have not already seen Frank Furedi's article in
the Guardian yesterday the link is below. Do listmembers agree with Frank
that "universities tend to accommodate rather than challenge the culture of
cheating"?
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/comment/story/0,,1741131,00.html
<http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/comment/story/0,,1741131,00.html>
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