Mahmud Saadia, Bretag Tracey
University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
Sci Eng Ethics. 2015 Dec;21(6):1657-72. doi: 10.1007/s11948-014-9616-y. Epub 2014 Dec 9.
There is a limited understanding of the student perspective of integrity in postgraduate research. This is of concern given that 'research trainees' may have a vulnerable position in formal investigations of research misconduct. This paper analyses qualitative data drawn from an Australian online academic integrity survey in a mixed methods research study. This analysis complements the quantitative survey data analysed earlier and sought to explore factors contributing to postgraduate research students' satisfaction with policy and process, the ways institutions can support students' understandings and practice, suggestions for improving breach processes, and students' concerns. We found that integrity training and modelling of ethical behaviour by staff were key factors contributing to students' satisfaction. Students would have liked more 'hands-on' integrity training, accompanied by consistent and transparent enforcement of policy. Respondents expressed concern about the credibility of research output and educational standards. We call for recommendations from the extensive literature on academic integrity policy and practice to be extended to the postgraduate research sphere.
目前对于研究生研究中诚信问题的学生视角了解有限。鉴于“研究实习生”在研究不端行为的正式调查中可能处于弱势地位，这令人担忧。本文分析了在一项混合方法研究中从澳大利亚在线学术诚信调查收集的定性数据。该分析补充了之前分析的定量调查数据，旨在探讨有助于研究生研究学生对政策和流程满意度的因素、机构支持学生理解和实践的方式、改进违规处理流程的建议以及学生的担忧。我们发现，诚信培训和工作人员的道德行为示范是影响学生满意度的关键因素。学生希望有更多“实操性”的诚信培训，并伴有政策的一致且透明的执行。受访者对研究成果的可信度和教育标准表示担忧。我们呼吁将关于学术诚信政策和实践的大量文献中的建议扩展到研究生研究领域。
