The Literature on Academic Integrity and Graduate Students: Issues, Solutions, and the Case for a Librarian Role

Caravello, Patti Schifter

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“…The need for integrity and honesty in the profession should be taught in medical colleges. Developed countries have incorporated this training, and medical ethics is currently among those topics being studied 18,19. Developing countries are also trying to create awareness about the importance of the medical ethics.…”

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Perceptions of plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Javaeed¹,

Khan

Khan³

et al. 2019

Pak J Med Sci

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Objectives: With the rise in the number of published papers in the biomedical field, plagiarism has become a major ethical concern as it has a direct effect on the quality of these papers. The objective of this research was to determine the perceptions of medical students towards plagiarism, the reasons students engage in plagiarism, the types of plagiarism, the consequences of plagiarism, and solutions to the problem of plagiarism. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in two medical colleges in Rawalpindi, Pakistan from June to September, 2018, using self-administered structured questionnaires. Results: Of the 1100 participants, up to 86.91% (n=956) were not aware of the existence of plagiarism, but the majority, i.e. 71.18% (n=783) have plagiarised the work of others before. Copying from colleagues or senior students is the most common type of plagiarism that medical students engage in owing to the ease with which fellow students’ work can be shared and copied. However, a lack of institutional awareness of the extent to which plagiarism exists, poor vigilance in detecting it, and the absence of clear policies to deal with plagiarism are mostly to blame. Conclusion: Plagiarism is common among medical students in developing countries, and it is necessary to create awareness about the consequences of engaging in this unethical practice both in the academic field and in the larger medical research society, in order to reduce its prevalence. How to cite this:Javaeed A, Khan AS, Khan SH, Ghauri SK. Perceptions of plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(2):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.2.33 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Perceptions of plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Javaeed¹,

Khan

Khan³

et al. 2019

Pak J Med Sci

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“…Burke 43 indicated the importance of library use in the prevention of students’ tendency toward academic dishonesty and stated that libraries and librarians should undertake a new mission to combat academic dishonesty. Caravello 44 reported that library use raised awareness of academic dishonesty among students. Sciammarella 45 pointed out that library use enabled students to appropriately use the resources in their academic studies and discouraged them from partaking in academic dishonesty.…”

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Academic dishonesty among health science school students

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“…A quest to define and disentangle the concepts underpinning various terms relating to integrity are a common thread among previous literature reviews. Authors have been eager to understand the complexities of how plagiarism is defined (Caravello 2007;Macfarlane et al 2014;Wideman 2008), including consulting various dictionaries and encyclopedias in search of a precise definition (Ercegovac and Richardson 2004). Others have turned to ancient conceptual or Latin etymological origins of integrity to seek clarity (Macfarlane et al 2014).…”

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“…2012;Caravello 2007;Ercegovac and Richardson 2004;Fielden and Joyce 2008;Joyce 2007;Macfarlane et al 2014;Wideman 2008). A quest to define and disentangle the concepts underpinning various terms relating to integrity are a common thread among previous literature reviews.…”

Section: Literature Review and Contextmentioning

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Strengthening the research agenda of educational integrity in Canada: a review of the research literature and call to action

Eaton

Edino

2018

Int J Educ Integr

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We present findings of a literature review on the topic of educational integrity in the Canadian context. Our search revealed 56 sources, published between 1992 and 2017. A historical overview showed a rise in the number of scholarly publications in recent years, but with an overall limited number of research contributions. We identified three major themes in the literature: (a) empirical research; (b) prevention and professional development; and (c) other (scholarly essay). Our analysis showed little evidence of sustained research programs in Canada over time or national funding to support integrity-related inquiry. We also found that graduate students who completed their theses on topics related to educational integrity often have not published further work in the field later in their careers. We provide five concrete recommendations to elevate and accelerate the research agenda on educational integrity in Canada on a national level. We conclude with a call to action for increased research to better understand the particular characteristics of educational integrity in Canada.

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The Literature on Academic Integrity and Graduate Students: Issues, Solutions, and the Case for a Librarian Role

Cited by 7 publications

References 45 publications

Perceptions of plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Perceptions of plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Academic dishonesty among health science school students

Strengthening the research agenda of educational integrity in Canada: a review of the research literature and call to action

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