The relationship between education and income inequality (the case of Pakistan)

Rehman, Seema; Rashidi, Muhammad Zaki

doi:10.14419/ijaes.v5i1.6505

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“…Pakistan is a developing country with eastern culture and vast divisions in financial, social, and educational backgrounds [ 16 ]. Culturally, there is an inclination to choose the medical field because it is considered more prestigious than other professions.…”

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Self-Reported Academic Misconduct among Medical Students: Perception and Prevalence

Dar

Khan²

2021

The Scientific World Journal

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Academic integrity is the basis of an education system and must be taught as an ethical behavior during academic training. Students who reflect honesty and truthfulness during the academic years are more likely to follow this path, develop professional integrity, and thus become responsible and dependable professionals. Here, we determine the prevalence of academic lapses among medical students by a cross-sectional descriptive survey based on a self-assessment questionnaire. Students’ perception of 37 behaviors comprising five domains, plagiarism, indolence, cheating, disruptive behavior, and falsifying data, were explored. A high percentage of students (83%) indicated that all 37 behaviors constitute misconduct. Approximately 65% of students thought that their fellow students were involved in dishonest behaviors, and 34% answered that they were indulged in some form of misconduct. Content analysis identified some prevalent behaviors such as doing work for another student (82.5%), getting information from the students who already took the exam (82.5%), copying the answer from neighbors (79%), and marking attendance for absent friends (74.5%). Multiple regression analysis points out that future indulgence in a behavior is significantly ( p ≤ 0.5 ) correlated with understanding a behavior as wrong, perceiving that others do it and whether one has already indulged in it. This study can serve as a diagnostic tool to analyze the prevalence of misconduct and a foothold to develop the medical school system’s ethical guidelines.

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confidence: 99%