LEADER 03020nam 2200541 450 001 9910787001803321 005 20230803205814.0 010 $a3-8382-6670-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000268458 035 $a(EBL)1801737 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1801737 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1801737 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11025169 035 $a(OCoLC)903573397 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000268458 100 $a20150314h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $ager 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe elephant in the room $ecorruption and cheating in Russian universities /$fSerghei Golunov 210 1$aStuttgart, Germany :$cibidem-Verlag,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (133 p.) 225 1 $aSoviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society,$x1614-3515 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a3-8382-0670-3 311 $a3-8382-0570-7 327 $aTABLE 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 efforts 327 $a4.3. 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; INDEX 330 $aThis book offers a long overdue account of the wide range of corruption and cheating practices in Russian higher education, including bribery, financial fraud, clientelism, plagiarism, exam cheating, and much more. Serghei Golunov ruthlessly uncovers the recent social trends that have created a favourable ground for such malpractices and evaluates the efficiency of measures taken against corruption and fraud by various actors. Although corruption and cheating are so wide-spread in most Russian universities that the real value of their diplomas is very questionable, these problems are prioritiz 410 0$aSoviet and post-Soviet politics and society. 606 $aCheating (Education) 606 $aEducation, Higher$zRussia (Federation) 606 $aCheating (Education)$zRussia (Federation) 615 0$aCheating (Education) 615 0$aEducation, Higher 615 0$aCheating (Education) 676 $a378.1958 700 $aGolunov$b Serghei$01166268 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787001803321 996 $aThe elephant in the room$93780011 997 $aUNINA