ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AS AN ELEMENT OF THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION QUALITY ASSURANCE

Abstract

INTRODUCTION In the modern context of education reforming as a multicomponent phenomenon, adoption of updated legislation including the regulations related to the independent functioning of the education system, the priority belongs to the education quality insurance; generating public confidence in the system and educational institutions, education authorities; constant and consistent improvement of education quality; assistance to education establishments and other actors of educational activities in enhancing education quality. The task may be accomplished on the basis of effective and expedient use of all elements of the system of education quality assurance. Academic integrity is a newish concept for the legal framework, but it is not new for the use and practice of the educational institutions and applicants of different grade levels. It stands to mention the recent raising interest of scholars in the clarification of the essence of academic integrity as well as individual aspects of its application, for examples, a collective paper “Academic integrity as a basis for the sustainable university development” (Kyiv, 2016) 1 , a collective monograph “Academic integrity: compliance challenges and priorities of extension among young researchers” (Dnipro, 2017) 2 , proceedings of III International scientific-practical conference of students and young researchers “Academic integrity of a student as a factor for civil society formation” (Chernivtsi, 2018) 3 etc. The relevance of the topic is due to the sound importance of academic integrity to guarantee and improve the education quality as well as the need to study the very legal aspect of establishing the general principles of academic integrity for their effective application.