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Academic writers’ set to lose lucrative global market

19.04.2019 Kenya

Press

Gilbert Nakweya - University World News

The recent steps taken by the UK government to end the use of essay mills by its students is a blow to thousands of Kenyan students and university graduates who rely on academic contract writing as their main source of income. An integrity expert tells in his blog that the participants think of their jobs as providing a service of value, not as helping people to cheat. They see themselves as working as academic writers but this practice is considered unethical and there are concerns it will have damaging effects on the quality of higher education.
Promoting integrity in the Kuwait education system through the development of teacher codes of conduct

News

15.02.2019 In February this year, Muriel Poisson, IIEP programme Specialist in charge of the Institute’s project on ‘Ethics and Corruption in Education, travelled to Kuwait City to facilitate a capacity-building workshop entitled “Promoting integrity in the education system: Focus on teacher codes of conduct”.
Beg, borrow, or steal: determinants of student academic misconduct in Ukrainian higher education

Actions underpinned by the lack of academic integrity are increasingly impacting academic processes within the higher education sector around the world. Bribery, plagiarism and other forms of deception that enable students to obtain undeserved grades...

Denisova-Schmidt, Elena, Prytula, Yaroslav, Rumyantseva, Nataliya L.

2019
Corruption in universities: paths to integrity in the higher education subsector

Corruption and fraud in higher education is a global scourge that hinders human capital formation, especially in developing countries. It ranges from political capture of universities to favouritism in admissions, diversion of funds, academic...

Kirya, Monica

Bergen, U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, 2019
Codes of professional ethics and conduct in teaching

Codes of ethics and conduct are a feature of many professions including psychologists, medical doctors, engineers, and nurses. As public servants and members of society, teachers have a commitment to upholding the lawful rules of society but in...

Forster, Daniella J.

Singapore, Springer, 2019
Recommendations for the investigation of research misconduct: ENRIO handbook

How should research misconduct be defined and how will it differ from unacceptable research practices? How should allegations be handled? What if an allegation involves several institutions and/or researchers in different countries? Why is it...

Bonn; Vienna, ENERI; ENRIO, 2019
Developing a university-wide academic integrity E-learning tutorial: a Canadian case

Academic integrity has become a significant point of concern in the post-secondary landscape, and many institutions are now exploring ways on how to implement academic integrity training for students. This paper delineates the development of an...

Benson, Lyle, Rodier, Kristin, Enström, Richard, Bocatto, Evandro

2019
Corruption and anti-corruption within the research sector and university system in Bolivia

Higher education is a sensitive sector for corruption as it involves a substantial amount of resources and high degrees of discretion. In particular, Bolivia dedicates around 17% of its annual budget, more than most Latin American Countries, to this...

Costantino, Fabrizio

Bergen, U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, 2019

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