Academic dishonesty is an issue; it affects all levels of educational system and involves a large number of students. So, there is a need to find a solution for this problem. I have focused on the reasons why students are involved in academic dishonesty and how. If a student is awake that a majority of his peers are going to cheat or do any dishonest behavior he may be more likely to also do it. So, peers behavior provides a kind of support to cheat.
In order to have complete picture of education in Kosovo I will have to go a little back and take a look at the system from different angles. The roots of high education go back to 1960-ies and existed as a part of University of Belgrade. The University of Prishtina was founded at year of 1969, consisting just four faculties. The University grew to thirteen faculties by 1990. The official languages were Albanian and Serbian. The destruction of former republic Yugoslavia brought hardship to Kosovo concerning all aspects of life. The educational system went through huge negative changes, which drew all Albanian professors and students out of University. They were forced to install a parallel system which brought a hard fight to save the most valuable part of any modern society, intellectual potential. Even being beaten and expelled from University the teachers did not give up, education was the only institution which Serbia could not take over. Before the war erupted, the oppression by Serbs pushed Albanians to form the University buildings, to private houses and its basements mostly. Working underground in constant fear, professors and students were not able to accomplish education in absolute way. Such environment caused final product not comparable to the modern and free world educ...
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...ionals is the main reason why students are involved in academic dishonesty. The fact that in University of Prishtina is accepted a large number of students, makes it unable for some of them to express them, so they chose to cheat. The lack of knowledge achieved in lower educational system is a base on which cheating is being built. Today undergraduates face number of pressure, they experience pressure from themselves, and they want to reach certain grades, because they wish for a desired position in the job market. Students have not enough time to prepare for their exams or assignments so success becomes less achievable and cheating becomes a quick way out. Cheating is manifested in many different ways and it depends in each student’s personality. As technology advances so does the method of copying change. Internet access has made cheating easier and more common.
Introduction Academic dishonesty has become a massive phenomenon. It occurs in the majority of higher education institutes. Researches demonstrate that academic dishonesty is widespread and on the rise. For instance, Bill Bowers in 1964 made the most important study of academic dishonesty in higher educations. He analyzed a number of 5.000 students in various samples of 99 schools and universities and concluded that three fourths of the respondents of this study admitted to have done some academic dishonesty