ACADEMIC DISHONESTY IN KAZAKHSTANI HIGHER EDUCATION: THE CURRENT SITUATION AND ANTECEDENTS

Academic dishonesty is a widespread phenomenon that can be detrimental to the country’s intellectual progress. Students who cheat and plagiarize lose the learning opportunities. Thus, it is of great importance to try to understand the reasons for this behavior and to prevent unfavorable outcomes. However, the research on the topic of academic dishonesty in the Kazakhstani context is very limited. The current study aimed to contribute to the knowledge about academic misconduct in Kazakhstani higher educational context by analyzing the causes of the problem. The quantitative anonymous questionnaire adopted from Comas-Forgas and Sureda-Negre (2010) was answered by 180 students and teachers from two universities in Kazakhstan..