The Role of the Scientific and Pedagogical Team in Shaping the Culture of Academic Integrity of Students

Abstract

Following the principles of academic and scientific integrity by all participants in the educational process is a basic factor for the training of highly skilled and socially responsible graduates at the present stage. Taking into account the introduction of the concept of academic integrity in the legislation ("Education Act" bill), the article emphasizes the relevance of the study of existing practices promoting academic integrity. The paper examines the main problems of academic integrity in the institutions of higher education of Ukraine. The author examines the origin of the problems and challenges faced by Ukraine in the process of alignment with European standards of academic culture. The concept of academic integrity is determined. The article presents an overview of the research of American ethical scholars. The strategies of implementing academic norms in US universities are considered: a clear definition of violations of academic ethics (plagiarism, falsification, fabrication, fraud, etc.); creation of a set of procedures for its prevention, fixation, consideration; definition of educational and disciplinary sanctions; concluding the code of honor of the academic community. Based on the research conducted in Vinnytsia National Technical University (within the framework of the project "Formation of a culture of academic integrity in the student environment"), the nature of current practices promoting academic integrity, in particular the prevention and counteraction of plagiarism, is analyzed. The author concludes on the need for further research into the practice of academic integrity in colleges and universities of Ukraine for the effective implementation of its principles in the domestic educational space; offers recommendations for managing the university to develop or refine existing practices of struggle with manifestations of unscrupulous practices.