Open AccessThe Corruption of Ethics in Higher Education
Author(s) -
Stephen P. Heyneman
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2011.62.8530
Subject(s) - language change , accreditation , order (exchange) , higher education , quality (philosophy) , public relations , business , political science , public administration , law , finance , art , philosophy , literature , epistemology
Universities can be corrupt through the abuse of authority for both personal and material gain. In order to reduce corruption, quality assurance mechanisms might include anti-corruption evidence as a criterion for accreditation. Another implication is that development assistance agencies that make investments in higher education, may have to consider the level of corruption when making those investments.