Students’ mindsets on research integrity—a cross-cultural comparison

FACETS

Julia Priess-Buchheit¹  Milena Valeva²  Petya Dankova³ 

[1] Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Wissenschafts- und Kulturzentrum, Friedrich-Streib-Strasse 2, 96450, Coburg, Bavaria, Germany;Trier University of Applied Sciences, Environmental Business/Environmental Law, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, Postfach 1380, 55761, Birkenfeld, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany;Varna University of Economics, 77 Knyaz Boris I Blvd., 9002, Varna, Bulgaria;

关键词: research integrity;    cross-cultural comparison;    higher education;    trust in science;    students’ mindsets;    qualitative study;   

DOI  :  10.1139/facets-2021-0041

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Research integrity (RI) has been a focus of society in recent years as a means to create and to keep trust in science. Higher education institutions (HEIs) play a key role in promoting a culture of RI and responsible conduct of research (RCR). The understanding and practice of RI can vary across cultures. This article aims to outline initial insights into university students’ RI mindsets based on five RI facets: understanding, importance, value–action gap, enforcement approaches, and training. A qualitative exploratory cross-cultural study was conducted with participants from Germany and Bulgaria via semi-structured guided group interviews. An explicit transcultural agreement regarding the significance of RI was categorically indicated. Intercultural differences between the two European countries were revealed and discussed in reference to understanding RI, the value–action gap, enforcement approaches, and training preferences.

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