Modern transformation processes in higher education alongside with positive effects have a negative impact on the higher education system in the Russian Federation. The purpose of the article is to find the main ways to overcome corruption in the system of Russian higher education. Russian society is developing in a legalised falsification of…

Relevance of the study lies in the fact that modern higher education in the Russian Federation are increasingly approaching the critical state--despite attempts to reform and use of successful foreign practices, our country is still lagging behind in the role. The aim of the article is the formation on the events that occurred in the country over…

Higher education is an essential element in developing a country's innovative potential, and this has been recognised as such by politicians and those who work in the industry. However, one of the blights of contemporary Russian society, corruption threatens the potential of the next generation. Corruption has permeated all levels of society,…

The purpose of this research was to examine the extent to which academic integrity is maintained in the academic programmes of three East African university students selected from one of the universities in each one of the three countries. For confidentiality and identification purposes, the universities were labeled A, B and C. The level of…

Corruption in higher education is a newly emerging topic in the field of education research. Some aspects of corruption in education have been addressed in recent works by Eckstein, Hallak & Poisson, Heyneman, Noah & Eckstein, Segal, and Washburn. However, rigorous systematic research is lacking. This article considers corruption in higher…

This paper considers corruption in higher education in Russia as reflected in the national media, including such aspects as corruption in admissions to higher education institutions and corruption in administering the newly introduced standardized test. The major focus is on the opinions of the leading figures of the education reform as related to…

In a survey of 443 U.S. and 174 Russian undergraduate business students, 64% of Russian and 55% of U.S. students reported having cheated; the two groups had different perspectives on what constitutes cheating; and 69% of Russian and 24% of U.S. students believed that fellow students cheated. (Contains 61 references.) (SK)

Corruption in higher education is a newly emerging topic in the field of education research. There is a phenomenal growth in the number of media reports on corruption in higher education over the last decade. However, the rigorous systematic research on education corruption is virtually nonexistent. This paper considers corruption in higher…

Examines attitude differences about cheating among high school, undergraduate, and graduate students in the United States, Russia, the Netherlands, and Israel. Finds attitudes about cheating vary greatly among these countries and depend upon student's educational level. Shows that the data can be aggregated to produce a tolerance of cheating index…