In 2012, Westwood paid $4.5 million to settle claims by Colorado's attorney general that it had engaged in deceptive business practices ― misleading prospective students, engaging in deceptive advertising, and failing to comply with Colorado's consumer lending laws.
In the Fall, a portion of the Summer instructional staff were retained to provide individual mentorship to small groups of four to six students engaging in independent research (see detailed description of each of the program components below).
Other definitions focus primarily on student behavior, suggesting that engagement is the "extent to which students are engaging in activities that higher education research has shown to be linked with high-quality learning outcomes" (Krause & Coates, 2008, p. 493) or the "quality of effort and involvement in productive learning activities" (Kuh, 2009, p. 6).
In Texas, McKinney North High School students are outraged that school officials have removed bathroom doors -- to "keep kids safe," though students are convinced the move was made to prevent students from engaging in sexual behavior.
It is also possible that informal handlers (such as family and friends of students considering engaging in contract cheating) are exerting influence over some motivated students at present, but the extent to which this could be the case is not known.
A bill that would allow schools to punish students for off-campus activities has advanced in the Indiana legislature, permitting schools to suspend or expel students for engaging in activities away from school and after hours that "may reasonably be considered to be an interference with school purposes or an educational function".
Thirdly, facilitation relates to behaviours that assist other students in engaging in academic dishonesty.
Next, we discuss findings regarding when students reported engaging in study activities.
Fontenot and other hackathon organizers are acutely aware of such concerns, and have actively worked to broaden the base of students in engaging in CS. "As you get bigger, you get more diverse," he notes.
