Academic Integrity in Canadian Higher Education: The Impact of COVID-19 and a Call to Action
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2021-06-01
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Universities around the world are reporting increases in academic misconduct during COVID-19. Canada is no exception. Third-party commercial enterprises offering academic file-sharing and unethical assistance disguised as “homework help” or “tutoring” have proliferated during the pandemic. These businesses comprise the global contract cheating industry, valued at $15 Billion USD. Eaton offers evidence-based insights into how the industry operates and concludes with a call to action for Canadian universities to take action against essay mills, assignment completion services, thesis-writing services and other forms of illicit academic outsourcing.
Keywords: Academic integrity, academic misconduct, contract cheating, higher education, Canada
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Invited Presentation - 2020 Award for Research and Scholarship
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academic integrity, academic misconduct, Canada, contract cheating, COVID-19, higher education
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Eaton, S. E. (2021-06-01). Academic Integrity in Canadian Higher Education: The Impact of COVID-19 and a Call to Action (Conference Presentation). Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference.