Specifics of combating corruption at higher education institutions in the context of integrity policy
The article is devoted to the criminological characteristics of the specifics of combating corruption at higher education institutions in the context of the integrity policy. At the same time, the right to education is a fundamental right, therefore the State is not obliged to ensure the right to hi...
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Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs
2023-06-01
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| description | The article is devoted to the criminological characteristics of the specifics of combating corruption at higher education institutions in the context of the integrity policy. At the same time, the right to education is a fundamental right, therefore the State is not obliged to ensure the right to higher education for all citizens. Despite this, the majority of Ukrainian citizens have one or even several higher education degrees. Given the popularity of educational services, they are inevitably associated with various corruption risks: from the process of enrolment to a higher education institution and ending with obtaining an educational degree at all levels.
Positions of domestic and foreign scholars on the essence and importance of academic integrity, the definition of “academic integrity” enshrined in legislation have been analysed, and the legally enshrined forms of academic integrity have been characterised, namely: academic plagiarism, self-plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, cheating, deception, bribery, biased assessment, providing assistance to students during the assessment of their learning outcomes or creating obstacles not provided for by the terms and/or procedures for such assessment, as well as impact in any form. It has been proved that they need to be adjusted and clarified, which should be done in a separate specialised law.
The main potential corruption risks in higher education have been identified. It has been noted that corruption at higher education institutions is characterised by high latency due to its benefits for both parties. It has been noted that it is incorrect to impose responsibility for corruption exclusively on employees of educational institutions. Low motivation of students leads to the search for “alternative ways” to get a positive grade. Corruption in education does not always have a monetary form, but more often takes the form of benefits, privileges and non-monetary services.
Based on the analysis of the current legislation and the main corruption risks in the field of higher education institutions, the author’s own measures to prevent corruption have been proposed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec76e1d15c75495ba47fa4165a8cdab42023-08-08T19:45:24ZengKharkiv National University of Internal AffairsПраво і безпека1727-15842617-29332023-06-0189216717710.32631/pb.2023.2.15719Specifics of combating corruption at higher education institutions in the context of integrity policyO. S. Bondarenko0Sumy State UniversityThe article is devoted to the criminological characteristics of the specifics of combating corruption at higher education institutions in the context of the integrity policy. At the same time, the right to education is a fundamental right, therefore the State is not obliged to ensure the right to higher education for all citizens. Despite this, the majority of Ukrainian citizens have one or even several higher education degrees. Given the popularity of educational services, they are inevitably associated with various corruption risks: from the process of enrolment to a higher education institution and ending with obtaining an educational degree at all levels. Positions of domestic and foreign scholars on the essence and importance of academic integrity, the definition of “academic integrity” enshrined in legislation have been analysed, and the legally enshrined forms of academic integrity have been characterised, namely: academic plagiarism, self-plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, cheating, deception, bribery, biased assessment, providing assistance to students during the assessment of their learning outcomes or creating obstacles not provided for by the terms and/or procedures for such assessment, as well as impact in any form. It has been proved that they need to be adjusted and clarified, which should be done in a separate specialised law. The main potential corruption risks in higher education have been identified. It has been noted that corruption at higher education institutions is characterised by high latency due to its benefits for both parties. It has been noted that it is incorrect to impose responsibility for corruption exclusively on employees of educational institutions. Low motivation of students leads to the search for “alternative ways” to get a positive grade. Corruption in education does not always have a monetary form, but more often takes the form of benefits, privileges and non-monetary services. Based on the analysis of the current legislation and the main corruption risks in the field of higher education institutions, the author’s own measures to prevent corruption have been proposed.http://pb.univd.edu.ua/index.php/PB/article/view/719educationeducational serviceshigher education institutionsacademic integritycorruption. |
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| title_short | Specifics of combating corruption at higher education institutions in the context of integrity policy |
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