China, United States, COVID-19 and the Long-standing Question of Human Rights: Problems of a dichotomous approach

The paper aims to argue that the conflictual debate on human rights between China and United States is characterized by a dichotomous approach which still reflects a Cold War logic and can have a detrimental impact on the full understanding of social, economic, political processes which are undergoing during our age. The argument has been built through a case-study on US-China public discourses on COVID-19 and human rights, which posits that a dichotomous approach has prevented an objective reading of the pandemic processes underway and thus influenced the health crisis' management on both sides.

CHINA, UNITED STATES, COVID-19 AND THE LONG-STANDING QUESTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: PROBLEMS OF A DICHOTOMOUS APPROACH

The paper aims to argue that the conflictual debate on human rights between China and United States is characterized by a dichotomous approach which still reflects a Cold War logic and can have a detrimental impact on the full understanding of social, economic, political processes which are undergoing during our age. The argument has been built through a case-study on US-China public discourses on COVID-19 and human rights, which posits that a dichotomous approach has pre-vented an objective reading of the pandemic processes underway and thus influenced the health crisis’ management on both sides. © Viella s.r.l. & Associazione Asia Maior.

Diversity of Students’ Unethical Behaviors in Online Learning Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Analysis

The COVID-19 pandemic and the proliferation of online learning have made preventing unethical behaviors an additional task for many teachers. This article investigates the specificity of unethical behavior in online learning and formulates proposals for actions to eliminate this phenomenon. The authors assume that the Internet, as a tool for finding information and communication, enables students to engage in unethical behavior, especially at the stage of assessing the acquired knowledge. The article presents a spectrum of unethical behaviors in online learning carried out via electronic media. The historical perspective of the development of online education in connection with the development of the Internet is presented. The research was carried out using the method of a designed survey among full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate students of selected universities in northern Poland. A set of ten most common unethical behaviors is determined, then the frequency of their occurrence is examined, and the relationships between them are defined. The article ends with the classification of students’ unethical behaviors in online learning, proposed on the basis of the conducted research. © 2022, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Ethics of Cheating: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Academic Honesty

The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a transition from face-to-face instruction to virtual teaching modalities. This transition brought about an increase in the incidence of academic dishonesty as well as the evolution of novel methods of cheating. Additionally, the use of online “help” sites as platforms that enabled academic dishonesty became more prevalent. This chapter presents a historical perspective of academic dishonesty while addressing the motivation and cultural norms that lead students to cheat. Furthermore, this chapter discusses the evolution of cheating and the role ethics plays in maintaining academic integrity. © 2021 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.