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Making The Transition: African American Female Sophomores At A Midwestern Research-Extensive University, Sheena M. Kennedy
Making The Transition: African American Female Sophomores At A Midwestern Research-Extensive University, Sheena M. Kennedy
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The purpose of this study was to explore the college experiences of African American females in their sophomore year at a Midwestern Research-Extensive institution. This study investigated these individuals’ transitions to college and sought to understand their lived experiences. Also, the study examined what strategies these individuals employed to persist in college. The intent of this study was to contribute to research on African American women in higher education by documenting their experiences.
This study upheld the literature that African American students encounter feelings of isolation, alienation, and marginality on the college campus (Allen & Haniff, 1991; Fleming, 1984; Gossett, …
Plagiarism: The Legal Landscape, Robert Berry
Plagiarism: The Legal Landscape, Robert Berry
Librarian Publications
In Chapter 10, Robert Berry discusses legal issues regarding plagiarism and academic cases of intellectual dishonesty.
From the Introduction: Colleges and universities with plagiarism policies that are fundamentally fair—and that are applied consistently—enjoy three significant advantages over those that do not. First, these schools enjoy greater legitimacy in the eyes of the people who must live with their decisions. They exercise genuine moral authority in their decision making, which is much more consistent with the goals of education, and they avoid the exercise of raw power that often accompanies ad hoc decision making. Second, educational institutions with fair policies are …