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Academic Honesty, Linguistic Dishonesty: Analyzing the Readability and Translation of Academic Integrity and Honesty Policies at U.S. Postsecondary Institutions
- Source :
- Journal of Academic Ethics. 17:1-15
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018.
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Abstract
- A large body of research has indicated international students in the United States (U.S.) and abroad experience difficulties understanding what academic integrity is and how to avoid academic misconduct (Bista To Improve The Academy, 30(1), 159–172 2011; Brown & Howell, 2001; Gullifer and Tyson Studies in Higher Education, 39(7), 1202-1218 2014). While most studies focus on academic misconduct and academic corruption in research ethics (Macfarlane et al. Studies in Higher Education, 39(2), 339-358 2014), this study analyzes the length, English-language readability, and translation of academic integrity policies of 453 four-year U.S. institutions of higher education. Findings indicate average academic integrity policies are over 2000 words long, are written above the 16th-grade reading level, and are very rarely translated into a language other than English (0.06% of the sample). In addition, no institutions published their academic integrity policies in full on their institutional international student website, possibly rendering the policy difficult to locate on the institution’s website for international students. Implications for research, policy, and practice are addressed.
- Subjects :
- Research ethics
Sociology and Political Science
Dishonesty
Higher education
business.industry
Cheating
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05 social sciences
050301 education
Public relations
Readability
Education
Philosophy
Academic integrity
Misconduct
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Political science
Honesty
0502 economics and business
050207 economics
business
0503 education
media_common
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15728544 and 15701727
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Academic Ethics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........d6471acca8049c999a8df8a95e66fd13