Social integrity and tolerance in education: foreign experience

Abstract

Anticipating the European future of Ukraine, educational institutions act as powerful agents of change in the promotion of European values social an academic integrity. Faculties realized they need to ensure that their students engage in assessment processes with honesty, fairness, courage, respect, responsibility and truthfulness – all values of academic integrity recognised by the International Centre for Academic Integrity (ICAI). The analysis of scientific intelligence makes it possible to assert that European values are productive tools - teaching, learning, development of educational and language policy in the conditions of a multicultural educational space [1-2; 6]. Given the outlined topic of the article, special attention needs to be paid to the discussion of current problem situations and the analysis of best practices of the International Center for Academic Integrity [3]. Time and again, research has shown that having a culture of integrity on campus can be a natural deterrent to cheating or e-cheating. This culture cannot be developed overnight, and not amidst stress, anxiety, and a whole new mode of teaching and delivery. A recent ETICO blog focused on the importance of policy frameworks that can help govern the institution’s attitude, proactive actions, and reactions to academic dishonesty. While policies are crucial top-down efforts, the practical implementation of these policies often miss the most important stakeholders – namely students [4]. The ETICO portal is a web-based platform that regroups and disseminates all the latest information and resources on ethics and corruption in education from IIEP-UNESCO, as well as from a range of partners and stakeholders active in this field [5]. The ETICO programme, initiated in 2001, aims to strengthen educational planning and management strategies by promoting a culture of ethics, reducing corrupt practices, and integrating the principles of transparency and accountability at the political level. There are three main channels: Research, Training, Strategic Assistance.