03020nam 2200541 450 991078700180332120230803205814.03-8382-6670-6(CKB)3710000000268458(EBL)1801737(MiAaPQ)EBC1801737(Au-PeEL)EBL1801737(CaPaEBR)ebr11025169(OCoLC)903573397(EXLCZ)99371000000026845820150314h20142014 uy 0gerur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe elephant in the room corruption and cheating in Russian universities /Serghei GolunovStuttgart, Germany :ibidem-Verlag,2014.©20141 online resource (133 p.)Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society,1614-3515Includes index.3-8382-0670-3 3-8382-0570-7 TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1. The problem; 1.2. Existing works on the topic; 1.3. The approach; 1.4. Book structure; 2 VULNERABILITIES OF THE RUSSIAN HIGHEREDUCATION SYSTEM; 2.1. Russian higher education system at a glance; 2.2. Some key system trends of the post-Soviet period; 2.3. Influence of environment; 2.4. Conclusion; 3 CORRUPTION AND CHEATING PRACTICES; 3.1. Conceptualisations; 3.2. Corruption; 3.3. Cheating; 3.4. Consequences; 3.5. Conclusion; 4 COUNTERACTION EFFORTS; 4.1. Strategies and best practices; 4.2. Official efforts4.3. Academic and student activism4.4. International impact; 4.5. Conclusion; 5 CONCLUSIONS; 5.1. Roots and relative importance of malpractices; 5.2. Damage from malpractice; 5.3. Efficiency of counteraction measures; 5.4. Recommendations; INDEXThis book offers a long overdue account of the wide range of corruption and cheating practices in Russian higher education, including bribery, financial fraud, clientelism, plagiarism, exam cheating, and much more. Serghei Golunov ruthlessly uncovers the recent social trends that have created a favourable ground for such malpractices and evaluates the efficiency of measures taken against corruption and fraud by various actors. Although corruption and cheating are so wide-spread in most Russian universities that the real value of their diplomas is very questionable, these problems are prioritizSoviet and post-Soviet politics and society.Cheating (Education)Education, HigherRussia (Federation)Cheating (Education)Russia (Federation)Cheating (Education)Education, HigherCheating (Education)378.1958Golunov Serghei1166268MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787001803321The elephant in the room3780011UNINA