In a new report Academic Integrity in the 21st Century: A teaching and learning imperative, Tricia Bertam Gallant, academic integrity coordinator for the University of California in San Diego "considers the issue of academic misconduct in the context of the complex forces currently straining the teaching and learning environment". It is the latest monograph of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report, which provides analysis of tough higher education problems based on research of literature and institutional experiences.


Academic misconduct is a longstanding problem, a summary of the report points out. But while much has been written about the integrity of undergraduate academic work, little has changed - "higher education still responds to reports of student cheating by institutionalising methods to prevent, police and punish, and academic misconduct continues to exist in colleges and universities".

Gertam Gallant proposes a new perspective that calls for campuses to shift from asking "How do we stop students from cheating?" to "How do we ensure students are learning?" according to a summary of the report. The alternative teaching and learning strategy outlined "positions student academic integrity at the centre of a new perspective on teaching and learning, one that is gaining ground in contemporary educational institutions".
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