Number of the records: 1
A tool for learning or a tool for cheating? The many-sided effects of a participatory student website in mass higher education
- 1.
SYSNO ASEP 0444303 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title A tool for learning or a tool for cheating? The many-sided effects of a participatory student website in mass higher education Author(s) Stöckelová, Tereza (SOU-Z) RID, ORCID, SAI
Virtová, Tereza (SOU-Z)Source Title British Journal of Educational Technology - ISSN 0007-1013
Roč. 46, č. 3 (2015), s. 597-607Number of pages 11 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords cheating ; Czech Republic ; plagiarism Subject RIV AO - Sociology, Demography R&D Projects GAP404/11/0127 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support SOU-Z - RVO:68378025 UT WOS 000354999900018 EID SCOPUS 84929955069 DOI 10.1111/bjet.12155 Annotation This paper is a case study of the genesis, operation and, in particular, the educational effects of a participatory website established and run by students of one of the largest universities in the Czech Republic, the purpose of which is to enable students to share study materials, essays and evaluations of staff and courses. We study the rise of the website as a bottom-up reaction to deficiencies in the educational process perceived by students, which has led to changes in some of the university's educational practices. Drawing upon ethnographic data, we inquire into the various ways in which the website's existence has influenced educational processes and student–teacher relations. The findings show how such a website's impact can be both positive and negative. While it can foster collaboration and a sense of mutuality among students, trigger institutional reflexivity and generate a platform for the collective production of knowledge lacking in curricula, it can also perpetuate institutional deficiencies by compensating for them, often in undesirable ways such as cheating and plagiarism. Workplace Institute of Sociology Contact Eva Nechvátalová, eva.nechvatalova@soc.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 220 924 / linka 351 Year of Publishing 2016
Number of the records: 1