Facilitators and barriers to creating a culture of academic integrity at secondary schools: an exploratory case study

In short

What helps and what hinders a school in building a culture of integrity? In one Turkish high school, the authors ran a programme for a year, interviewed participants, and report five facilitators and five barriers.

What it looked at

An exploratory case study at one high school in Türkiye. Activities such as seminars and competitions ran for an academic year. Individual and focus group interviews with members of the school community were then analysed for themes.

What it means for teaching

Buy-in, leadership support and exam-based assessment may matter for a school-wide integrity effort, going by one school's experience.

Limits

It covers one school over one year, so the themes may not carry over to other schools. The number of people interviewed is not given.

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