What Is Prohibited? Non-Academic Conduct Policies in Canadian Universities
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| Title: | What Is Prohibited? Non-Academic Conduct Policies in Canadian Universities |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Noah Dwain Arney |
| Source: | Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 2025 55(3):52-69. |
| Availability: | Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. P.O. Box 34091, RPO Fort Richmond, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5T5, Canada. Tel: 204-474-6404; Fax: 204-474-7561; e-mail: csshe@cc.umanitoba.ca; Web site: http://journals.sfu.ca/cjhe/index.php/cjhe/index |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Universities, Student Behavior, Discipline Policy, Behavior Standards, Antisocial Behavior, Position Papers |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| ISSN: | 0316-1218 |
| Abstract: | Student conduct in Canadian universities is generally guided using student conduct policies, which are overseen by student affairs professionals. This structure around student conduct attempts to encourage appropriate behaviour or community standards among students attending university. The concepts of "conduct" and "misconduct" used at most universities in North America are influenced substantially by the Model Student Code template. This study examines what non-academic conduct is prohibited in the policies of universities in Canada and applies the "What's the Problem Represented to Be" method of post-structuralist policy analysis to them. As a way to question or disrupt the representation of the "problem," this study proposes two principles along with six guidelines for developing codes of conduct. This will help student affairs professionals and university administrators develop more educative approaches to non-academic conduct policies and provide new avenues for research into non-academic conduct. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1484745 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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