Academic Integrity Policy Analysis of Publicly-Funded Universities in Ontario, Canada: A Focus on Contract Cheating

Autor/inn/en	Miron, Jennie; McKenzie, Amanda; Eaton, Sarah Elaine; Stoesz, Brenda; Thacker, Emma; Devereaux, Lisa; Persaud, Nira; Steeves, Marcia; Rowbotham, Kate
Titel	Academic Integrity Policy Analysis of Publicly-Funded Universities in Ontario, Canada: A Focus on Contract Cheating
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, (2021) 197, S.62-75 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1207-7798
Schlagwörter	Integrity; Ethics; Cheating; Outsourcing; Public Colleges; Discipline Policy; Policy Formation; Prevention; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Integrität; Ethik; Prellen; Disziplinarmaßnahme; Politische Betätigung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	In this article we report findings from a review of universities' academic integrity policies in Ontario, Canada. The research team systematically extracted, reviewed, and evaluated information from policy documents in an effort to understand how these documents described contract cheating in Ontario universities (n = 21). In all, 23 policies were examined for contract cheating language. The elements of access, approach, responsibility, detail, and support were examined and critiqued. Additionally, document type, document title and concept(s), specific contract cheating language, presence of contract cheating definitions and policy principles were reviewed. Findings revealed that none of the universities' policies met all of the core elements of exemplary policy, were reviewed and revised with less frequency than their college counterparts, lacked language specific to contract cheating, and were more frequently focused on punitive rather than educative approaches. These findings confirm that there is further opportunity for policy development related to the promotion of academic integrity and the prevention of contract cheating. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01