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  • Newspaper

    Pandor vows to act on university racism report

    South Africa

    Press

    Sue Blaine - All Africa

    The committee set up in March last year by the Education Minister to investigate racism and sexism in higher education has revealed that discrimination was pervasive despite all the good policies generated by the institutions. The committee believes that the racism persists in higher education mostly because of the weakness of the institutions' information dissemination: it recommended the creation of a transformation compact which will help to oversight the institutions to sensitize staff to the different needs of students from various cultural and economic backgrounds.

  • Newspaper

    One in three students cheats, survey finds

    UK

    Press

    Debbie Andalo - The Guardian

    One-third of students admit to cheating at university by copying ideas from books or the internet according to a survey. Based on 1,022 undergraduates at 119 universities and colleges, the study found that one in six students admitted they copied work from friends while 10% said they looked for essays online. Male students were more likely to copy work from their friends (21%) than female students (14%), the study revealed.

  • Newspaper

    Causes of corruption concerning girls in schools

    Côte d'Ivoire

    Press

    Ablan Anne-Marie, N'Dasso Flore Ben-Bac, Kouakou Armand, Konan Ettien, Bende - Rocare

    Compared to boys, girls are more exposed to corrupt practices, especially girls within the 15-19 age group. Eradicating the phenomenon through the increase of public awareness and the creation of units to fight corruption in schools is the challenge facing educational authorities.

  • Equity issues in public examinations in developing countries

    Public examinations in developing countries play a critical role in the selection of students for participation in the educational system. The exams dictate what is taught, how it is taught, and what is and is not learned. They are academic, have...

    Greaney, Vincent, Kellaghan, Thomas

    Washington, D.C., World Bank, 1995

  • Corruption and gender in service delivery: the unequal impacts

    It is increasingly recognized that gender acts as a lens to magnify the impacts of corruption, particularly when it comes to service delivery in developing countries. Corruption in the provision of basic services such as health and education can have...

    Transparency International

    Berlin, Transparency International, 2010

  • Corruption, accountability and gender: understanding the connections

    This publication from UNDP analyses corruption's linkages to gender equality issues and how it impacts women's empowerment is part of the process of advancing women's rights and understanding gender dimensions of democratic governance. UNDP and...

    Hossain, Naomi, Nyamu Musembi, Celestine, Hughes, Jessica

    New York, UNDP, 2010

  • The Global corruption report 2005

    The 2005 Global Corruption Report focuses on corruption in construction and post-conflict reconstruction. It includes expert reports on: post-conflict reconstruction, with a detailed analysis of corruption in Iraq; the mechanisms of corruption in...

    Transparency International

    Berlin, TI, 2005

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