University academic staff express substantial concerns about academic integrity, ethics, and erosion of skills such as critical thinking and creativity in relation to GenAI.¶

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q2 i? Staff survey findings revealed substantial concerns regarding academic integrity and ethical considerations around GenAI. → Enright 2026 q2 i? Staff feared potential erosion of essential academic skills such as critical thinking and creativity. → Enright 2026

Evidence¶

Enright 2026¶

Enright, H., Horvath, D., Petrovic, K., & Šarkić, B. (2026). “AI Should Help them Learn, Not Learn for Them”: University Staff Perspectives on the Role of Generative AI in Education. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice. https://doi.org/10.53761/d5n2yh02

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Survey of academic staff at an Australian university administered in 2023 exploring perspectives on GenAI in learning and teaching. The findings showed "substantial concerns regarding academic integrity, ethical considerations" and possible loss of skills like critical thinking and creativity. No effect size or test statistics are printed.

"Findings revealed substantial concerns regarding academic integrity, ethical considerations, and the potential erosion of essential academic skills such as critical thinking and creativity."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Critical Thinking — outcome: instruction changes it

Academic integrity, professional development, and equity concerns about AI span all surveyed units, though interpreted differently — a broader claim this one bears on
Qualitative findings identified plagiarism, student overreliance on AI, and a barrier of reconciling institutional policy gaps with personal ethical values — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Nursing academics fear GenAI overreliance undermines critical thinking, knowledge translation and graduates' readiness for safe clinical practice — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Nursing students and faculty report concerns that AI use may weaken critical thinking, enable plagiarism and misinformation, and create unequal access — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Faculty members and students identify both user-related and algorithm-related ethical risks in AI use in education — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Faculty concerns centered on academic integrity (80%) and student over-reliance on AI (70%), and their most requested development topic was AI ethics and academic integrity (70%) — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Faculty members and students anticipate AI will transform education and professions, sharing concerns that excessive dependence could weaken cognitive skills — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Engineering faculty report reluctant engagement with GenAI, concerns about cognitive offloading, and frustration with uncoordinated institutional policy — related
A multi-source study identifies eight key areas of ethical consideration regarding teachers' use of AI for student feedback — related
Teachers express concern that student overreliance on AI may degrade independent thinking and hands-on scientific skills — related
Among 245 Indonesian undergraduates, majorities reported concern about reduced critical thinking when depending on AI (75%), excessive reliance (73%), misinformation (70%) and unintentional plagiarism (69%), and 40% about algorithmic bias — related
Students regard reduced critical thinking and originality as the biggest threat of ChatGPT use in academia — related
Country context differentially predicts GenAI concerns: Qatari teachers report higher plagiarism concern and Indian teachers lower creativity concern than U.S. teachers — related
Australian universities show an escalating trend toward contingent academic appointments and a declining trend in continuing teaching-and-research staff — related

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`title`	`University academic staff express substantial concerns about academic integrity, ethics, and erosion of skills such as critical thinking and creativity in relation to GenAI.`
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