Fraud and education : the worm in the apple / Harold J. Noah and Max A. Eckstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Noah, Harold J.

Contributor:

Eckstein, Max A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cheating (Education).

Education--Corrupt practices.

Education.

Corruption.

Physical Description:

xii, 156 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2001]

Summary:

Dishonesty and chicanery are nothing new to education. What is new perhaps is the ways in which these imperfections permeate the education system and how they have flourished with the invention of new technologies and changes in consumer culture. Fraud in Education gives an informative overview of the current state of fraud in education and research. It differs however, from many popular treatises on the same subject, in that it is not intended as a blanket condemnation of American (or Foreign) education. Instead of assigning blame for the prevalence of fraud, the authors point to such factors as growth in the number of persons engaged in education and research, pressures on individuals to succeed, improvements in communications (especially the Internet and e-mail), and in techniques of document reproduction.

Contents:

1 The Fraud Problem 1

2 The Cheating Game 25

3 Credentials Fraud 61

4 Professional Misconduct 91

5 Integrity: Countering Fraud 123.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

074251031X

0742510328

OCLC:

45129062