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ERIC Number: ED603173
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
Pages: 12
Abstractor: ERIC
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Combatting Academic Corruption and Enhancing Integrity: Inventory of Key Questions for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Organizations
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Academic corruption in its different forms is not a new phenomenon. The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) has been active in addressing this area for a number of years. In cooperation with UNESCO, it issued an "Advisory Statement on Discouraging Degree Mills" (see ED603204). The document was prepared for the 2009 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education and had an impact on the Communiqué the Conference adopted. As academic corruption expanded further, far beyond degree and accreditation mills alone, CHEA's International Quality Group (CIQG), working closely with UNESCO's International Institute for International Planning (IIEP), issued another publication, an "Advisory on Combatting Corruption and Enhancing Integrity in Higher Education" (see ED603202) in 2016. As follow-up to the Advisory, CHEA/CIQG raised awareness about its findings through webinars, articles and Policy Briefs. Finally, based on the findings and recommendations of a CIQG commissioned worldwide "Survey on Policies and Actions of Accreditation and Quality Assurance Bodies to Counter Corruption in Higher Education" (see ED597946), CIQG is taking steps to encourage additional action by quality assurance bodies to fight academic corruption. The major findings of the 2019 survey are: (1) There is evidence of significant corruption in higher education; (2) Awareness of academic corruption is greater in some regions or countries than others; and (3) Most current quality assurance methods are unlikely to uncover academic corruption. Based on the evidence demonstrated by the Survey that quality assurance/accreditation bodies, with a few exceptions, play a limited role in combatting academic corruption, the purpose of this Inventory is to provide ideas and suggestions to quality assurance bodies to further engage and assume greater responsibility in this area. The Inventory is based on the recommendations provided in the Survey, the Advisory Statement and suggestions from additional experts.
Council for Higher Education Accreditation. One Dupont Circle Suite 510, Washington, DC 20016. Tel: 202-955-6126; Fax: 202-955-6129; e-mail: chea@chea.org; Web site: http://www.chea.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Council for Higher Education Accreditation
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