Identifying and prioritizing factors affecting the development of academic ethics in students

This research is from the point of view of practical purpose, from the point of view of qualitative-quantitative (mixed) nature of data, from the point of view of descriptive survey data collection, with an interview approach and from the point of view of field strategy. Due to the exploratory nature of the research subject, a sequential exploratory mixed research design was used, which was carried out in two qualitative and quantitative phases. Data and information in this research were collected based on interviews with experts until reaching theoretical saturation, and based on these data, a related questionnaire was designed and the participants were evaluated and asked for their opinions. In this study, 24 people were selected (overall). In fact, from the interview of the 16th person onwards, repetition was observed in the received information, but to be sure, it continued until the 24th person, and from the interview of the 20th person onwards, the data became completely repetitive and reached theoretical saturation. The sample size was selected based on Cochran's formula of 186 people. The results in the qualitative section showed that 4 factors affecting the development of academic ethics in students were identified.