Contract cheating and academic integrity in higher education: What can universities, governments and quality assurance agencies do to understand, prevent and respond to the challenge?

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dc.contributor.authorWilliamson, Myra Elsie Jane Bellen_NZ
dc.coverage.spatialKuwaiten_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-27T23:14:38Z
dc.date.available2019-09-15en_NZ
dc.date.available2020-02-27T23:14:38Z
dc.date.issued2019en_NZ
dc.description.abstractThere is a global challenge to higher education posed by “contract cheating”. “Contract cheating” occurs when a student contracts a third party to create an assignment for them, and then the student submits it as their own work. Usually money changes hands, but not always. This particularly insidious form of cheating has been exacerbated by the commodification of higher education and the increasingly popular “sharing economy”. Contract cheating not only threatens the academic integrity of the individual student’s grades and their degree, it also raises suspicion about all the degrees awarded by an institution. Globally, universities have been struggling to combat contract cheating. This paper defines and describes the problem and then summarizes the findings of recent research and offers a comprehensive set of solutions. New Zealand was one of the first countries to criminalize contract cheating. A legal approach is a solution which every country needs to consider because it directly targets the commercial entities creating the product. A pedagogical approach requires universities to be proactive and there are many things which universities can do to manage the problem. A quality assurance approach can involve national quality assurance agencies working with government departments and tertiary education providers to conduct research and provide guidance to all universities. All three approaches are discussed here. This paper draws on recent research produced by accreditation agencies, individual researchers, and university organizations. It refers to contract cheating research in selected countries-especially New Zealand, Australia and the UK-to counteract contract cheating. The solutions proposed here will be of interest to all universities, quality assurance agencies and governments because contract cheating is a global problem which challenges the academic integrity of every higher education institution.en_NZ
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dc.identifier.citationWilliamson, M. E. J. B. (2019). Contract cheating and academic integrity in higher education: What can universities, governments and quality assurance agencies do to understand, prevent and respond to the challenge? Kuwait International Law School Journal ( Special Supplement), 4(1), 219–274.en
dc.identifier.issn2410-2237en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/13472
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.publisherKuwait International Law Schoolen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfKuwait International Law School Journal ( Special Supplement)en_NZ
dc.relation.urihttps://journal.kilaw.edu.kw/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Dr.-Myra-Williamson-Research.pdfen_NZ
dc.rightsThis article is published in the Kuwait International Law School Journal. Used with permission.
dc.subjectcontract cheatingen_NZ
dc.subjectoutsourcing of assessmenten_NZ
dc.subjectacademic integrityen_NZ
dc.subjectessay millsen_NZ
dc.subjectteaching and learning practiceen_NZ
dc.subjectquality assurance in higher educationen_NZ
dc.subjectcurriculum designen_NZ
dc.subjectresearch ethicsen_NZ
dc.subjectcommodification of higher educationen_NZ
dc.titleContract cheating and academic integrity in higher education: What can universities, governments and quality assurance agencies do to understand, prevent and respond to the challenge?en_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
pubs.begin-page219
pubs.elements-id245846
pubs.end-page274
pubs.issue1en_NZ
pubs.notesA comprehensive research-based article on contract cheating in higher educationen_NZ
pubs.organisational-group/Waikato
pubs.organisational-group/Waikato/DASL
pubs.organisational-group/Waikato/DASL/FLAW
pubs.publication-statusPublisheden_NZ
pubs.publisher-urlhttps://journal.kilaw.edu.kw/contract-cheating-and-academic-integrity-in-higher-education-what-can-universities-governments-and-quality-assurance-agencies-do-to-understand-prevent-and-respond-to-the-challenge/?lang=enen_NZ
pubs.user.infoWilliamson, Myra (myraw@waikato.ac.nz)
pubs.volume4en_NZ
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