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Academic dishonesty and research productivity in a changing higher education environment. The case of India’s engineering institutions

Bakthavatchaalam, Venkat; Miles, Mike; Machado-Taylor, Maria; Sa, Maria Jose

Authors

Mike Miles

Maria Machado-Taylor

Maria Jose Sa



Abstract

The Indian academic system is in a period of rapid transition, evidenced by the increasing number of higher education institutions, students and academics. However, very few studies have explored academics’ research productivity and the various factors influencing it. Even those few studies have largely ignored the influences of indigenous factors and academic dishonesty on research productivity. Using a mixed-method approach, this research explores how the changing academic environment influences academics’ research productivity in South Indian engineering institutions established after 1990. Important demographic factors influencing research productivity have been identified. The results show that indigenous factors play a major role in motivating the academics to conduct research, whereas corruption/academic dishonesty, thought to be prevalent at all levels in the higher educational system, tend to reduce their research motivation. The research shows the complex interconnections between the changing academic environment, indigenous factors and academic dishonesty, and their influence on academics’ research. The results of this work can be used for informing future higher education policy-making in terms of increasing research productivity and decreasing a range of academic dishonesty in the context of a rapidly changing academic system.

Citation

Bakthavatchaalam, V., Miles, M., Machado-Taylor, M., & Sa, M. J. (2021). Academic dishonesty and research productivity in a changing higher education environment. The case of India’s engineering institutions. Educational Studies Moscow, 2021(2), 126-151. https://doi.org/10.17323/1814-9545-2021-2-126-151

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 14, 2021
Publication Date Apr 1, 2021
Deposit Date Aug 5, 2021
Journal Voprosy obrazovaniya / Educational Studies Moscow
Print ISSN 1814-9545
Electronic ISSN 2412-4354
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 2021
Issue 2
Article Number 6
Pages 126-151
DOI https://doi.org/10.17323/1814-9545-2021-2-126-151
Keywords Higher Education, Dishonest research practices, Indigenous factors, Engineering Education
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7604461
Publisher URL https://vo.hse.ru/en/2021--2/482112105.html