Combatting the Academic Dishonesty in Higher Education: A Nominal Group Technique Approach

Abstract

In the contemporary context of widespread access to digital information and communication, a significant obstacle in higher education pertains to cultivating moral education and establishing an academic culture and integrity. The prevalence of academic dishonesty behaviours among academic personnel further exacerbates this problem. This study uses the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) method to get expert views on solutions related to academic dishonesty in higher education. A total of 7 experts were involved in this study who were explicitly invited based on their respective expertise. As a result of the NGT process, expert voting suggested 16 concrete solutions that can be used to solve this AD problem. The resulting 16 recommendations are expected to be able to curb the growing and contagious AD problem among students and academics today. Future studies are also expected to be made to improve existing findings.