Courageous conversations: approaching amnesty through honesty as reparations to a learning community

Kane Murdoch*, David House

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Misconduct processes in higher education are often traumatizing for students and a heavy burden for staff. Worse, in many instances, they are more integrity theater than a method for redressing conduct failures. Having experienced slow, legalistic, and debatably effective means of handling misconduct, two senior investigators from UNSW Sydney conceived and implemented an effective, efficient, and empathetic model for handling all serious conduct issues at their university. This chapter walks readers through their experience and lays out the “Courageous Conversations” approach, with its principles and benefits.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSecond Handbook of Academic Integrity
EditorsSarah Elaine Eaton
Place of PublicationCham, Switzerland
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages631-643
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9783031541445
ISBN (Print)9783031541438
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Publication series

NameSpringer International Handbooks of Education
VolumePart F2304
ISSN (Print)2197-1951
ISSN (Electronic)2197-196X

Bibliographical note

First edition of book published 2016.

Keywords

  • Contract cheating
  • Higher education administration
  • Misconduct
  • Natural justice
  • Policy and procedure
  • Professional staff
  • Restorative justice
  • Student conduct

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