Description
Book SynopsisCorruption and poor governance are acknowledged as major impediments to realizing the right to education and to reaching the Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education by 2015. Corruption not only distorts access to education, but affects the quality of education and the reliability of research findings. From corruption in the procurement of school resources and nepotism in the hiring of teachers, to the buying and selling of academic titles and the skewing of research results, major corruption risks can be identified at every level of the education and research systems. Conversely, education serves as a means to strengthen personal integrity and is a critical tool to address corruption effectively.
The Global Corruption Report (GCR) is Transparency International's flagship publication, bringing the expertise of the anti-corruption movement to bear on a specific corruption issue or sector. The Global Corruption Report on education consists of more than 70 arti
Table of Contents
Preface, Huguette Labelle, Chairperson, Transparency International, Foreword, Navanethem Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 1. Framing corruption in education - global trends 2. Corruption in school education - understanding and scaling the challenge 3. Transparency and integrity in higher education 4. Tacking corruption in education - some innovative approaches 5. The role of education and research in strengthening personal and professional integrity
