Prospects for overcoming academic dishonesty in Ukraine in order to eliminate corruption and shadow schemes

Issue 55, 2024

Olena Karaman, Vitalii Kurylo, Yaroslava Yurkiv, Viktoriia Stepanenko, Viacheslav Stepanenko

Received 27.11.2023, Revised 11.01.2024, Accepted 11.02.2024

https://doi.org/10.54919/physics/55.2024.101hf8

Abstract

Relevance. The relevance of the study is determined by the multidimensionality of academic integrity and the need to observe it. Since the scientific field is increasingly faced with plagiarism, custom texts when someone else's thoughts are passed off as one's own. The development of academic integrity is important for the elimination of corruption in the educational sphere. Therefore, it is important to find perspectives for its reconstruction.

Purpose. The purpose of the research work is to define the concept of academic integrity and find ways to transform the education system in Ukraine without “shadow” schemes and corruption.

Methodology. The methodological basis of the article consists of a systematic analysis of the types of academic dishonesty of participants in the educational process and an analytical one, which consists of the study of the development of academic integrity in the educational environment, and the search for prospects for restructuring the education of Ukraine to eliminate corruption schemes through a comparative analysis of the ways of implementation.

Results. The result of the study is a comprehensive analysis of the regulatory framework and legislation that regulates the strengthening of academic integrity in Ukraine. The work examines the problem of violation of ethical norms in the field of education and suggests ways to eliminate corruption in the educational institutions of Ukraine.

Conclusions. One of the prospects for restructuring the education system is the implementation of ethical codes in the educational space. The practical value of the results of scientific research is determined by their further implementation and implementation in the educational environment and is important for participants in the modern educational process.

Keywords: academic violations; ethical standards in education; corruption in the educational sphere; educational process; plagiarism; Code of ethics

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Karaman O, Kurylo V, Yurkiv Y, Stepanenko V, Stepanenko V. Prospects for overcoming academic dishonesty in Ukraine in order to eliminate corruption and shadow schemes. Sci Herald Uzhhorod Univ Ser Phys. 2024;(55):1018-1028. DOI: 10.54919/physics/55.2024.101hf8

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