Academic Integrity across the Canadian Landscape

Authors

  • Amanda M McKenzie University of Waterloo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11575/cpai.v1i2.54599

Keywords:

academic integrity, higher education, Canadian, International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI), best practices, quality assurance

Abstract

In the early 1990s, educators concerned about academic integrity (AI) in the United States began to collaborate on issues in this area and later established the Center for Academic Integrity, now known as the International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI). In recent years, ICAI Canada, an offshoot of the ICAI, was created to nurture AI best practices across the nation. This article details the development of the Canadian branch of the ICAI and examines what AI looks like across Canada. In summary, future directions at these levels are examined as well as ways to further promote AI in Canada.

Author Biography

Amanda M McKenzie, University of Waterloo

 

Director, Quality Assurance (Academic Programs)

Quality Assurance Office | Office of Academic Integrity

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, CANADA

amanda.mckenzie@uwaterloo.ca

 

Board Member & Secretary, International Center for Academic Integrity

amckenzie@academicintegrity.org


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Published

2018-09-19

How to Cite

McKenzie, A. M. (2018). Academic Integrity across the Canadian Landscape. Canadian Perspectives on Academic Integrity, 1(2), 40–45. https://doi.org/10.11575/cpai.v1i2.54599

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