Academic Integrity: Faculty Development Needs for Canadian Higher Education - Research Report
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2021-02-08
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Purpose: The purpose of this research was to understand faculty perceptions and needs related
to academic integrity in Canadian higher education (i.e., project objectives 1 and 2).
Methods: We developed a mixed-methods survey for this project. The survey was validated through the use of a think-aloud protocol during pilot testing. The survey was administered at four Canadian universities (i.e., University of Calgary, University of Guelph, University of Manitoba, and University of Waterloo). Recruitment took place during the Fall 2020 term, with responses collected via Qualtrics, an online survey tool.
Results: We analyzed responses submitted by 395 participants. Responses generally indicated inconsistencies among respondents about their knowledge and perceptions about how to uphold academic integrity and address breaches of it. There was consistency across respondents about some items, such as how smaller class sizes better support academic integrity.
Implications: These results contribute to the growing body of empirical evidence about academic integrity in Canadian higher education. This is the inaugural project associated with the D2L Innovation Guild. Administrative support was provided by D2L.
Keywords: academic integrity, Canada, faculty, higher education, plagiarism, post-secondary
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academic integrity, academic misconduct, higher education, Canada, faculty, COVID-19, post-secondary, COVID19