Oksana Tur
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2754-9963
TRANSFORMATION OF MASTER’S STUDENTS’ RESEARCH TRAINING THROUGH THE PRISM OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
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Language: Ukrainian
Abstract. The article is devoted to the theoretical substantiation and development of applied tools for the formation of the ethical culture of master’s students in the process of research activity. The main focus of the study is on developing effective mechanisms for integrating the principles of academic integrity into the process of designing, testing, and implementing original (author-developed) educational technologies in the system of training master’s degree specialists. The study employs a set of complementary scientific methods, namely: a comparative analysis of the regulatory framework (in particular, the National Qualifications Framework and the Dublin Descriptors) to identify common international standards for training researchers; the modeling method to create a structural-functional model of ethical self-audit; and a systematic approach to analyzing the concept of “action research” in the context of modern European educational experience. The need for a systemic transformation of the approach to academic integrity is substantiated: from traditional retrospective control of borrowings to a model of preventive ethical design. The author’s “Ethical Checklist for a Master’s Researcher” is proposed and detailed, covering four strategic vectors of control: humanistic (protection of the rights and psycho-emotional state of the individual as an object of research), informational (ensuring confidentiality and digital data hygiene), methodological (authorial transparency and verification of one’s own contribution), and procedural (formalization of ethical approval protocols). It is demonstrated that such a toolkit allows the student to move from the formal conduct of experiments to a conscious, reflective practice within the chosen specialty. It is substantiated that the introduction of a model of preventive ethical self-audit into the educational process contributes to the formation of a sustainable professional habit and ethical responsibility of the future specialist. It is established that strict adherence to ethical frameworks at all stages of scientific research is not a limiting factor, but a fundamental guarantee of scientific validity, evidence-based outcomes, and international competitiveness of innovative technologies created by master’s students in the modern educational space.
Keywords: academic integrity, master’s training, research competence, ethical checklist, reflective practitioner, original educational technologies, European Education Area.
https://doi.org/10.32987/2617-8532-2026-2-77-90
Keywords: academic integrity, master’s training, research competence, ethical checklist, reflective practitioner, original educational technologies, European Education Area.
https://doi.org/10.32987/2617-8532-2026-2-77-90
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Received February 25, 2026
Accepted May 14, 2026
Published May 28, 2026
Accepted May 14, 2026
Published May 28, 2026
