Fostering integrity in postgraduate research: an evidence-based policy and support framework

dc.contributor.authorMahmud, S.
dc.contributor.authorBretag, T.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractPostgraduate research students have a unique position in the debate on integrity in research as students and novice researchers. To assess how far policies for integrity in postgraduate research meet the needs of students as "research trainees," we reviewed online policies for integrity in postgraduate research at nine particular Australian universities against the Australian Code for Responsible Conduct of Research (the Code) and the five core elements of exemplary academic integrity policy identified by Bretag et al. (2011 ), i.e., access, approach, responsibility, detail, and support. We found inconsistency with the Code in the definition of research misconduct and a lack of adequate detail and support. Based on our analysis, previous research, and the literature, we propose a framework for policy and support for postgraduate research that encompasses a consistent and educative approach to integrity maintained across the university at all levels of scholarship and for all stakeholders.
dc.identifier.citationAccountability in Research, 2013; 21(2):122-137
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/08989621.2014.847668
dc.identifier.issn0898-9621
dc.identifier.issn1545-5815
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/152731
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Ltd
dc.relation.fundingAustralian Government Office for Learning and Teaching
dc.rightsCopyright 2014 Taylor & Francis
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/08989621.2014.847668
dc.subjectacademic integrity
dc.subjectpolicy
dc.subjectpostgraduate research
dc.subjectresearch integrity
dc.subjectresearch misconduct
dc.titleFostering integrity in postgraduate research: an evidence-based policy and support framework
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9915910100701831

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