Research Clusters
This reseach cluster develops the ideas canvassed in a recent IJEI special issue on digital technologies and educational integrity (vol 6 no 2) co-edited by Christopher Moore and Ruth Walker.
We will consider how changes in technologies used by teachers and learners – both in and out of educational contexts – have impacted on our understandings of educational integrity. We ask questions about the...
Plagiarism is one of the first things people think of when the topic of 'academic integrity' is raised. It is probably one of the most researched aspects of academic integrity, and is of interest to all of the research projects currently underway with APFEI.
However, we have focused on two specific sub-clusters to the broad research topic of plagiarism: one that looks at educational approaches to plagiarism, and the other that looks at policy and govenernance management of plagiarism...
While plagiarism by students has become a widely discussed and researched topic in recent years, breaches of academic integrity by academics is a taboo issue. It seems that we expect a higher standard from our students than we do from ourselves. Although extensive guidelines for ethical conduct in research and research publication are provided by most universities, education funding bodies and academic journals, a number of unethical practices flourish, seemingly unchallenged.
The...
APFEI links a network of scholars who are interested in the impact that academic integrity has on issues of pedagogy, academic standards, equity and intercultural understanding. With the increase in transnational education opportunities for both teachers and students in the Asia Pacific region, it is important to ensure that there is a shared understanding of educational and academic integrity expectations, particularly between participating international students and...
Plagiarism sub clusters
This research cluster has successfully generated a cross-institutional project investigating...
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