Effective Strategies for Research Integrity Training—a Meta-analysis

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This article reviews educational efforts to promote a responsible conduct of research (RCR) that were reported in scientific publications between 1990 and early 2020. Unlike previous reviews that were exploratory in nature, this review aimed to test eleven hypotheses on effective training strategies. The achievement of different learning outcomes was analyzed independently using moderator analysis and meta-regression, whereby 75 effect sizes from 30 studies were considered. The analysis shows that the achievement of different learning outcomes ought to be investigated separately. The attainment of knowledge strongly benefited from individualized learning, as well as from the discussion and practical application of ethical standards. Contrarily, not covering ethical standards tended to be a feature of successful courses, when looking at other learning outcomes. Overall, experiential learning approaches where learners were emotionally involved in thinking about how to deal with problems were most effective. Primarily intellectual deliberation about ethical problems, often considered the “gold standard” of ethics education, was significantly less effective. Several findings from previous reviews, e.g., the preferability of mono-disciplinary groups, could not be replicated with multivariate analysis. Several avenues for future research efforts are suggested to advance knowledge on the effectiveness of research integrity training.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEducational Psychology Review
Volume34
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)935-955
Number of pages21
ISSN1040-726X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.06.2022
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Open Access funding provided by Universität Zürich. This research was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme [grant no. 824586].

    Research areas

  • Ethics education, Meta-analysis, Meta-regression, RCR, Research integrity
  • Management studies

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