Understanding the academic integrity policies of publicly funded universities in western Canada

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dc.contributor.authorEaton, Sarah Elaine
dc.contributor.authorStoesz, Brenda M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-04T14:39:05Z
dc.date.available2021-01-04T14:39:05Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-23
dc.description.abstractWe examined 45 academic integrity policy documents from 24 publicly-funded universities in Canada’s four western provinces using a qualitative research design. We extracted data related to 5 core elements of exemplary academic integrity policy (i.e., access, detail, responsibility, approach, support). Most documents pointed to punitive approaches for academic misconduct and were based on the notion that academic misconduct results from a lack of morals. One university used the term “contract cheating,” although nearly all categorized the outsourcing of academic work as plagiarism. Details about educational resources and supports to increase student and staff understanding of academic integrity and prevention of academic misconduct were sparse. This study signals the continuing punitive nature of academic integrity policies in western Canadian universities, the reluctance to address contract cheating directly, and the need to revise policies with deeper consideration of educative approaches to academic integrity that support students and academic staff.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEaton, S. E., & Stoesz, B. M. (2020). Understanding the academic integrity policies of publicly funded universities in western Canada. "Educational Policy", pp. 1-20. DOI: 10.1177/0895904820983032en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0895904820983032en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/112906
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/38498
dc.publisherSAGE : Educational Policyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyWerklund School of Educationen_US
dc.publisher.hasversionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.subjectacademic integrityen_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.subjecthigher educationen_US
dc.subjectacademic misconducten_US
dc.subjectpolicyen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding the academic integrity policies of publicly funded universities in western Canadaen_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
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ucalgary.scholar.levelFacultyen_US
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