Austin Zubin, Collins David, Remillard Alfred, Kelcher Sheila, Chui Stephanie
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Canada.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2006 Jun 15;70(3):50. doi: 10.5688/aj700350.
The objective of this study was to examine possible associations between students' self-reported behaviors and opinions towards academic dishonesty, and their attitudes towards curriculum, assessment, and teaching within the pharmacy program.
A questionnaire was developed and distributed to undergraduate (pre-licensure) students at 4 schools of pharmacy in Canada, including students enrolled in the international pharmacy graduate program.
More than 80% of respondents indicated they had participated in one or more of the act of academic dishonesty described in the questionnaire. A weak to moderate correlation was found between students' attitudes towards pharmacy education and their self-reported behaviors related to academic dishonesty.
This study confirmed previous findings suggesting widespread academic dishonesty as well as a hierarchy of values with respect to students' perceptions regarding severity and importance of academic dishonesty. Despite methodological limitations inherent in examining academic dishonesty, there is a definite need to continue to examine this important issue. While this study indicated only a moderate correlation between attitudes towards curriculum and dishonest behaviors, the problem of academic misconduct is multifactorial and will require ongoing study.
本研究的目的是探讨学生自我报告的学术不诚实行为和观点与他们对药学专业课程、评估和教学的态度之间可能存在的关联。
编制了一份问卷，并分发给加拿大4所药学院的本科（预执业）学生，包括参加国际药学研究生项目的学生。
超过80%的受访者表示他们参与了问卷中描述的一种或多种学术不诚实行为。学生对药学教育的态度与他们自我报告的学术不诚实行为之间存在弱至中度的相关性。
本研究证实了先前的研究结果，表明学术不诚实行为普遍存在，以及学生对学术不诚实行为的严重性和重要性认知方面的价值等级。尽管在研究学术不诚实行为时存在固有的方法局限性，但仍有必要继续研究这一重要问题。虽然本研究仅表明对课程的态度与不诚实行为之间存在中度相关性，但学术不端行为问题是多因素的，需要持续研究。
