scholarly journals Academic Integrity Education Across the Canadian Higher Education Landscape

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Miron ◽  
Sarah Elaine Eaton ◽  
Laura McBreairty ◽  
Heba Baig
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Integrity ◽  
Canadian Higher Education

scholarly journals Understanding Academic Misconduct

2006 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia M. Christensen Hughes ◽  
Donald L. McCabe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Academic Integrity ◽  
Academic Misconduct ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Assessment Practice ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
Canadian Higher Education ◽  
Institutional Strategies ◽  
The University

Research suggests that the majority of U.S. undergraduate students have engaged in some form of misconduct while completing their academic work, despite knowing that such behaviour is ethically or morally wrong. U.S.-based studies have also identified myriad personal and institutional factors associated with academic misconduct. Implicit in some of these factors are several institutional strategies that may be implemented to support academic integrity: revisiting the values and goals of higher education, recommitting to quality in teaching and assessment practice, establishing effective policies and invigilation practices, providing educational opportunities and support for all members of the university community, and using (modified) academic honour codes. There is a dearth of similar research in Canada despite growing recognition that academic misconduct is a problem on Canadian campuses. This paper suggests that Canadian higher education can learn much from the U.S. experience and calls for both a recommitment to academic integrity and research on academic misconduct in Canadian higher education institutions.

scholarly journals Academic Misconduct within Higher Education in Canada

2006 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia M. Christensen Hughes ◽  
Donald L. McCabe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High School ◽  
Academic Integrity ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Academic Misconduct ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Canadian Higher Education ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Questions And Answers

Despite a plethora of research on the academic misconduct carried out by U.S. high school and undergraduate university students, little research has been done on the academic misconduct of Canadian students. This paper addresses this shortcoming by presenting the results of a study conducted at 11 Canadian higher education institutions between January 2002 and March 2003. We maintain that academic misconduct does indeed occur in Canada – amongst high school, undergraduate and graduate students. Common self-reported behaviours were as follows: working on an assignment with others when asked for individual work, getting questions and answers from someone who has already taken a test, copying a few sentences of material without footnoting, fabricating or falsifying lab data, and receiving unauthorized help on an assignment. Possible factors associated with these behaviours include student maturity, perceptions of what constitutes academic misconduct, faculty assessment and invigilation practices, low perceived risk, ineffective and poorly understood policies and procedures, and a lack of education on academic misconduct. Canadian educational institutions are encouraged to address these issues, beginning with a recommitment to academic integrity.

A Study About the Academic Integrity of Second-Year Aviation Students in U.S. Higher Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-179
Author(s):  
Muhammad Asim ◽  
Cheryl Chambers ◽  
Ramón-Osvaldo González ◽  
Elsa-Sofia Morote ◽  
Richard J. Walter
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Integrity ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Aviation Students

scholarly journals The Perils of Commercialism: Australia's Example

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Altbach ◽  
Anthony Welch
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Education ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Academic Integrity ◽  
International Higher Education ◽  
Recent Policy

International higher education has become a major income producer for Australia for more than two decades. The prime goal of internationalization was moneymaking, which resulted in creating problems in ethics, quality, and academic integrity. The recent policy change in reducing international students has affected institutions that had been too dependent upon high proportions of international enrollments. All of this is a predictable outcome of commercialism shaping international education.

scholarly journals Quality assurance agencies: Creating a conducive environment for academic integrity

2019 ◽  
Vol 115 (11/12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Garwe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Academic Integrity ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Academic Quality ◽  
Quality Assurance Agency ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Conducive Environment

Academic integrity is a key measure of the quality, efficiency and competitiveness of higher education systems. This article explores how a quality assurance agency can foster a conducive environment for academic quality and integrity. A self-study methodology was used, with a focus on the insights and experiences of the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education over a 10-year period. The findings show that by assuming an innovative and transformational leadership role in instilling a culture of self-evaluation, as well as maintaining its own integrity, an external quality assurance agency can improve academic integrity. The article adds value to the existing knowledge by advancing the higher education ecosystem approach as an integrity-based panacea and conducive way to induce integrity to flow from all players as opposed to the use of heavy-handed regulatory approaches.

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