Can Academic Corruption Be Eradicated?

Authors

  • Liz Reisberg

Keywords:

Academic integrity, cheating, corruption, degree mills, ethics, predatory conferences, predatory journals

Abstract

Corruption is pervasive in higher education worldwide, the result of a confluence of circumstances that make it attractive due to potential rewards and limited consequences. Many higher education systems unintentionally support perverse incentives for the proliferation of corruption. This article cites examples of corruption highlighted in a recently published volume, Corruption in Higher Education – Global Challenges and Responses.

Author Biography

Liz Reisberg

Liz Reisberg is a consultant in international higher education and a research fellow at the Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, US. Email: reisberg@gmail.com.

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Published

2021-01-15

How to Cite

Reisberg, L. (2021). Can Academic Corruption Be Eradicated?. International Higher Education, (105), 29–30. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/14391

Issue

No. 105 (2021): Winter Issue

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