This open access book presents original contributions and thought leadership on academic integrity from a variety of Canadian scholars. It showcases how our understanding and support for academic integrity have progressed, while pointing out areas urgently requiring more attention.
Firmly grounded in the scholarly literature globally, it engages with the experience of local practicioners. It presents aspects of academic integrity that is specific to Canada, such as the existence of an "honour culture", rather than relying on an "honour code". It also includes Indigenous voices and perspectives that challenge traditional understandings of intellectual property, as well as new understandings that have arisen as a consequence of Covid-19 and the significant shift to online and remote learning.
This book will be of interest to senior university and college administrators who are interested in ensuring the integrity of their institutions. It will also be of interest to those implementing university and college policy, as well as those who support students in their scholarly work.
Sarah Elaine Eaton, PhD, is the Educational Leader in Residence and a full-time faculty member at the University of Calgary, Canada. In March 2020, she was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2020. She is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Educational Integrity and the co-founder and co-editor of Canadian Perspectives on Academic Integrity. She has served as the Program Chair for the 2020 International Centre for Academic Integrity Conference and was the Co-Chair of the 2019 Canadian Symposium on Academic Integrity, which was the first symposium of its kind in Canadian higher education.
Eaton was the 2015 recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award from the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. She has also been nominated for teaching excellence and educational leadership awards at the institutional and national levels. In 2016, she was honoured to be invited the sole Canadian representative at an exclusive education event held at the White House, Washington, D.C., where she engaged in dialogue with educators, diplomats and thought leaders about educational diplomacy and democracy.
Dr. Julia Christensen hughes has been on faculty at the University of Guelph, in Ontario, Canada since 1987, recently serving as founding dean of the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics (2009-2019). She championed the concept of "business as a force for good" and purpose-driven, ethical enterprise. She teaches incoming BComm students to apply philosophical frameworks to complex real-world ethical dilemmas. In recognition of these efforts, Julia was invited to address the United Nations General Assemby on the need for business school so embrace Princples of Responsible Management Education (PRME).
