Fighting against Academic Corruption: A Critique of Recent Policy Developments in China

Autor/in	Ren, Kai
Titel	Fighting against Academic Corruption: A Critique of Recent Policy Developments in China
Quelle	In: Higher Education Policy, 25 (2012) 1, S.19-38 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-8733
DOI	10.1057/hep.2011.20
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Ethics; Comparative Analysis; Educational Policy; Politics of Education; Government School Relationship; Policy Analysis; Federal Government; Deception; Social Problems; Qualitative Research; Educational Change; Interviews; Intervention; Policy Formation; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Ethik; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Educational policy; Politikfeldanalyse; Bundesregierung; Täuschung; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Qualitative Forschung; Bildungsreform; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Politische Betätigung
Abstract	Academic corruption in China's higher education institutions has become a serious issue in the last decade. This paper provides a critical discussion of the Chinese Ministry of Education's policy developments aimed to strengthen academic ethics and control academic corruption. It suggests that while the reactions of policy-makers to the apparent deterioration of academic ethics have been cautious and relatively slow, they are headed in the right direction. A comparative study of the policy documents demonstrates that significant progress has been made, and that the policy has undergone a change from what Anderson (1979) and Prunty (1984) described as "symbolic" to "material." Meanwhile, findings generated by qualitative interviews provide some insights into real-world academic corruption in China and indicate the complexity of the problem. Finally, some policy interventions are suggested that might be effective in reducing academic corruption. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10