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Academic Integrity Policies from Selected Schools

There are a variety of policy approaches taken to address academic integrity in high schools. The following table highlights some of the major themes that are addressed in a survey of public and private schools that have developed initiatives to advance academic integrity. Most of the schools include clear definitions of behaviors associated with academic integrity or cheating.

There are multiple decisions schools face as they choose to implement academic integrity initiatives. One important option is the decision to articulate and seek student support for an honor code. Honor codes can be stated passively; defined here to mean students only affirm their own personal commitment to academic integrity, or defined actively to mean students have a responsibility to confront others or inform authorities if they are aware of academic dishonesty. Honor codes are noted to be one strategy that combined with other factors support the development of a school culture that advances academic integrity123. A second important choice in support of academic integrity is the creation of a honor board or committee to adjudicate reports of academic dishonesty. This choice also comes with the option of whether or not students are included on the honor board.

Academic integrity polices from the schools in the Table are summarized below.

Topic Council Rock, PA John Marshall, CA Norcross High, GA Montclair Kimberly Academy, NJ Staples, CT Radnor High School, PA Woodside, CA Woodson, VA
Definitions X+ X X X X+ X X X
Honor Code   X
(passive)		 X
(passive)		 X
(active)		   X
(active)		   X
(passive)
Honor Pledge       X       X
Honor Committee Adults   Incl. students Incl. students Adults Incl.
students		    
Plagiarism X X X   X X X X
 Turn-it-in               X
Teacher Responsibilities X   X     X   X
Student Responsibilities X   X     X   X
Administration Responsibilities     X X   X   X
Parent Responsibilities     X     X   X
Consequences X X X X X X X X
Procedures   X X X X   X X

 

1 Lucas, G. M., & Friedrich, J. (2005). Individual differences in workplace deviance and integrity as predictors of academic dishonesty. Ethics & Behavior, 15(1), 15-35.

2 McCabe, D., L. K. Trevino, et al. (2002). “Honor codes and other contextual influences on academic integrity: A replication and extension to modified honor code settings.” Research in Higher Education 43(3): 357-378.

3 Schab, Fred. 1991. Schooling without learning: Thirty years of cheating in high school. Adolescence 26, no. 104: 839-848.

 

 

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