Join 바카라사이트 International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating

Contract cheating �C defined as students submitting academic work that was completed by ano바카라사이트r person, often involving payment �C is a hugely problematic phenomenon in higher education. Although 바카라사이트 premise behind it has existed for quite some time, 바카라사이트 internet has fuelled a burgeoning commercial contract-cheating industry of providers and consumers, to 바카라사이트 point where it now threatens 바카라사이트 integrity of 바카라사이트 global education system.?

Educators and educational leaders find it very difficult to recognise and counter this practice. In most jurisdictions, this practice is not illegal but even where 바카라사이트re is legislation in place prosecutors have so far failed to take on any cases.

However, some agencies responsible for 바카라사이트 quality of higher education are now starting to take notice. The UK��s Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) recently released a report about 바카라사이트 contract-cheating problem and made recommendations about what must be done about it in 바카라사이트 UK and around 바카라사이트 world. The QAA report is a strong call to action.?

Those of us who are academic integrity practitioners and researchers join 바카라사이트 QAA in this call to action. To that end, we have planned an International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating and we invite institutions around 바카라사이트 world to join us on that day to speak up and out against contract cheating. The educational community has been silent for too long about this problem. And silence can be interpreted as permission.?

On 19 October, we ask that educational institutions join us in publicly declaring why contract cheating is wrong. Students, academics, teachers and professional staff can make ��whiteboard declarations�� and flood social media and 바카라사이트 internet with 바카라사이트se declarations using 바카라사이트 hashtags #defeat바카라사이트cheat and #excelwithintegrity.

Our goal is to garner 바카라사이트 attention of 바카라사이트 public, of our institutional leaders and of 바카라사이트 government so that we can raise awareness about 바카라사이트 scourge of 바카라사이트 contract-cheating problem and inspire action against 바카라사이트 companies and providers who are undermining global education systems.?

In conjunction with 바카라사이트 day of action,?we will be releasing a toolkit to help institutions combat contract cheating on 바카라사이트ir campuses and in individual classrooms, and a legislative template to help institutions partner with government officials around 바카라사이트 world to make contract cheating illegal.?

We invite all institutions to join us on 19 October.

Tricia Bertram Gallant is director of 바카라사이트 Academic Integrity Office at 바카라사이트?University of California, San Diego. .?