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Back to the classroom: Educating sessional teaching staff about academic integrity
journal contribution
posted on 2021-08-27, 00:32 authored by Ritesh ChughRitesh Chugh, Jo-Anne LuckJo-Anne Luck, Darren TurnbullDarren Turnbull, Edward PemberEdward PemberThe increased incidences of academic misconduct in universities are compromising the reputation of higher education in Australia and increasing the work of academics responsible for the delivery of quality learning outcomes to students. Confronted with increasing instances of academic dishonesty in university classrooms, universities play a pivotal role in ensuring their academic staff are well-equipped with academic integrity knowledge. It is therefore important to understand academic staff perspectives about the training their workplaces could provide them on academic integrity. Specifically, this qualitative case study explores the opinions and perceptions of sessional or casual university academic staff on what content they would like to know about academic integrity, and how this knowledge could best be delivered to them. The study found that participants (N = 18) were genuinely interested in furthering their understanding of academic integrity issues, particularly in the areas of contract cheating, effective use of plagiarism detection tools, and developing a toolkit of skills that they could use to detect and deter plagiarism. In terms of the delivery of academic integrity training programs, webinars and orientation sessions were suggested as effective delivery mechanisms. Imparting knowledge about the content areas through the identified delivery mechanisms could enhance teaching faculty’s understanding of student academic dishonesty and how to curb this behaviour proactively.
History
Volume
19Issue
1Start Page
115End Page
134Number of Pages
20eISSN
1572-8544ISSN
1570-1727Publisher
SpringerPublisher DOI
Language
enPeer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
Acceptance Date
2021-01-01External Author Affiliations
Ningbo City College of Vocational Education, ChinaAuthor Research Institute
- Centre for Research in Equity and Advancement of Teaching & Education (CREATE)
Era Eligible
- Yes