Eaton, Sarah ElaineStoesz, Brenda M.Godfrey Anderson, JenniferLeBlanc-Haley, Joanne2021-02-232021-02-232021-02-23http://hdl.handle.net/1880/113110https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/38649Purpose: The broad goal of this project is to understand the academic integrity policies of publicly-funded Canadian post-secondary institutions with a particular focus on how contract cheating is addressed in policy documents. This phase of the project focuses specifically on Atlantic Canada. Methods: The overarching research question for the national policy analysis is: How do post-secondary institutions in Canada address contract cheating in their academic integrity policies and related documents? This qualitative policy analysis draws on previous inquiries including earlier phases of this national policy inquiry, as well as other academic integrity policy investigations undertaken elsewhere (e.g., Bretag et al., 2011a, 2011b). Data sources: Publicly available policy documents from Canadian post-secondary institutions provide the data for this project. Implications: This project provides a comprehensive analysis of academic integrity policies for Canadian publicly-funded post-secondary institutions. This is the most comprehensive analysis of its kind in Canadian higher education research history. It is intended to help policy makers and scholars gain a deeper understanding of academic integrity policies in Canadian higher education. The project also provides an opportunity for researchers to develop capacity and experience collaborating across multiple institutions and provinces on academic integrity scholarship in Canada. Key words: Canada, academic integrity, contract cheating, academic misconduct, policy analysis, higher educationengUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.academic integrityacademic misconductcontract cheatingAtlantic Canadapolicyhigher educationreport