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Will games kill off textbooks? Assessing existing research integrity educational resources within the European context

The state of the art of research integrity (RI) educational materials in existing training programs in Europe seems to be quite unknown. Thus, mapping and analyzing these learning resources is of extreme importance in order to understand how these materials may be implemented to guarantee a better understanding and use of ‘good research practices’. It has been asked to more than 100 different stakeholders, involved (in)directly on RI trainings to participate actively in the collection of existing educational practices. Stakeholders involved in RI European or national funded projects, academic and industry associations are involved through sharing information about their training practices and materials. In addition, educational materials collected and/or developed by RI European consortiums are being analyzed. Even though the analysis is not fully completed yet, significant results have been emerging. At European level, it is notable how there is no a homogenous approach neither on ways of formatting the training program nor on the topic addressed. Half of the respondents use online teaching programs, often alongside a ‘one shot’ workshop or face-to-face lectures. Others use a more standardized one- direction teaching approach. Analyzing the contents of the collected material, the topics addressed are mainly related to serious misconduct and authorship issues, without mentioning other issues like conflict of interest, data management, and copyright or peer review process. Moreover, it is notable that two different approaches are used. On the one hand, a more standard scheme in which responsible conduct is lectured using textbooks, guidelines, cases studies and published articles. On the other hand, card games, scenarios, role-playing games, video tutorials and movies are used as a more engaging way of teaching. The outcomes of the research will be ready at the time of the conference. Unfortunately, the main limitation of the study is linked with the limited willingness of the stakeholders of sharing that kind of the information. However, clearly the ‘one shot training’ or the solely mention of codes and norms are not enough to improve the level of awareness in researchers.

research integrity ; research ethics ; responsible research ; training

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