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  • Newspaper

    Ghost schools and absence of teachers Major problems, Supreme Court

    Pakistan

    Press

    Hasnaat Malik - Pamir Times

    In a 100-page detailed judgement regarding the condition of government schools, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that a study – conducted by Basic Education Community Schools (BECS) Project in 2012-2013 through a third party validation team hired by the gover..

  • Newspaper

    Namibia: Ghost teacher scam cost Ministry

    Namibia

    Press

    Werner Menges - The Namibian

    The scale of an alleged "ghost teacher" scam discovered at the Ministry of Education in late 2011 has ballooned, with the first court appearance of eight suspects following their arrest by the Anti-Corruption Commission. The Ministry was allegedly defrauded when the names of people not employed with it were registered on the Ministry's payroll.

  • Newspaper

    Moroccans unhappy with "ghost" civil servants

    Morocco

    Press

    Siham Ali - All Africa

    Young Moroccans are calling on the government to take action against ghost civil servants, particularly by replacing them with unemployed graduates. Young people criticized the situation, especially with the unemployment rate being particularly high amongst them and the government deciding to restrict access to the civil service.

  • Newspaper

    Essay mills continue to proliferate

    Indonesia

    Press

    Ria Nurdiani - University World News

    Jakarta's Pramuka Street intersection is well known for its essay-production services, as Indonesian universities continue to be dogged by the problem of ghostwritten essays. By paying a sum, a student can graduate without making much effort writing the final-year dissertation.

  • Newspaper

    Regulation on academic fraud hopes to reduce plagiarism

    China

    Press

    Yojana Sharma - China Daily

    A new Ministry of Education regulation to punish academic fraud has come into effect to clamp down on plagiarism and fabricating research data, as well as buying, selling or organizing trade in academic degree theses, including all forms of "ghostwriting" or buying of materials produced by essay mills.

  • Newspaper

    Nigeria: 800 'ghost' schools uncovered in Kogi state

    Nigeria

    Press

    Usmana Bello - Daily Trust

    The Kogi State Government claims to have uncovered 800 non-existing primary schools and at least 3,000 ghost teachers on its pay roll during a recent screening exercise. The Nigerian Accountant-general who informed journalists in Lokoja of this, said that such expenditures had been draining government coffers and that counteractive measures would be taken.

  • Newspaper

    Report finds fraud in for-profit education firms' recruiting

    USA

    Press

    Daniel de Vise - Washington Post

    A new government report on recruiting techniques in the for-profit higher education industry finds instances of college officials urging applicants to invent children and to hide their savings as a way to leverage more federal aid.

  • Newspaper

    Rampant cheating hurts research ambitions

    China

    Press

    Gillian Wong - Associated Press

    When professors need to author research papers to get promoted, many turn to Ghost Writers, writes Gillian Wong for Associated Press.

  • Newspaper

    Fake papers are rife at universities

    China

    Press

    - University World News

    Strong demand for ghost-written academic papers in the lead-up to university graduation and revelations that people pay to have scholarly articles published are worrying critics who fear the billion-yen industry is making it harder than ever to evaluate graduates' abilities.

  • Teacher absenteeism and teacher accountability

    Until a few years ago, the role of teacher absenteeism and accountability has gone largely unexplored. The recently increased scrutiny can be attributed to the recognition that teacher professionalism and qualification are the single most important...

    Harris-Van Keuren, Christine

    2009

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