Impact of Academic Integrity on Workplace Ethical Behaviour

Autor/inn/en	Guerrero-Dib, Jean Gabriel; Portales, Luis; Heredia-Escorza, Yolanda
Titel	Impact of Academic Integrity on Workplace Ethical Behaviour
Quelle	In: International Journal for Educational Integrity, 16 (2020), Artikel 2Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Guerrero-Dib, Jean Gabriel) ORCID (Portales, Luis) ORCID (Heredia-Escorza, Yolanda)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1833-2595
DOI	10.1007/s40979-020-0051-3
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Integrity; Ethics; Cheating; Student Behavior; Work Environment; Behavior Problems; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Integrität; Ethik; Prellen; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Arbeitsmilieu; Mexiko
Abstract	Corruption is a serious problem in Mexico and the available information regarding the levels of academic dishonesty in Mexico is not very encouraging. Academic integrity is essential in any teaching-learning process focussed on achieving the highest standards of excellence and learning. Promoting and experiencing academic integrity within the university context has a twofold purpose: to achieve the necessary learnings and skills to appropriately perform a specific profession and to develop an ethical perspective which leads to correct decision making. The objective of this study is to explore the relationship between academic integrity and ethical behaviour, particularly workplace behaviour. The study adopts a quantitative, hypothetical and deductive approach. A questionnaire was applied to 1203 college students to gather information regarding the frequency in which they undertake acts of dishonesty in different environments and in regards to the severity they assign to each type of infraction. The results reflect that students who report committing acts against academic integrity also report being involved in dishonest activities in other contexts, and that students who consider academic breaches less serious, report being engaged in academic misconduct more frequently in different contexts. In view of these results, it is unavoidable to reflect on the role that educational institutions and businesses can adopt in the development of programmes to promote a culture of academic integrity which: design educational experiences to foster learning, better prepare students to fully meet their academic obligations, highlight the benefits of doing so, prevent the severity and consequences of dishonest actions, discourage cheating and establish clear and efficient processes to sanction those students who are found responsible for academic breaches. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01