Sorry, Michael, but I think you are wrong on this.
I have a very good informant who taught last year at a private Islamic school in another state. All of the students in this school are observant Moslems. She asked my advice for dealing with one student who had plagiarized on an assignment. When she confronted the student about the problem, her first response was "Oh . . . my brother told me I would get in trouble for this!" None of the other students felt any obligation to share their answers or work. Claudia Stanny From: michael sylvester [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 1:33 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Cross-cultural for Tipsters (2) What we call cheating may be interpreted differentially.I have noticed that among some Moslem students working out assignments together or even sharing answers or allowing other Moslem affiliates to copy is almost like a religious obligation-as if a good moslem should help another moslem.So is there a religio-cultural imperative?I taught at an institution where the chair of the Mathematics dept. told a faculty gathering that the Arab students in his class were big cheats. Michael Sylvester,PhD daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
