Addressing contract cheating in Kosovo and international practices
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(2020) 16:11
International Journal for Educational Integrity
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
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Addressing contract cheating in Kosovo and international practices Sabiha Shala, Mimoza Hyseni-Spahiu* * Correspondence: mimoza. [email protected] University of Haxhi Zeka, Peja, Kosovo
and Afrim Selimaj
Abstract Although there is much research on the contract cheating phenomenon, there is very little research on the legal solutions available to address such problems and almost zero research on the contract cheating phenomenon specifically in Kosovo in the Western Balkan region. This article presents the current situation with regard to contract cheating in Kosovo and compares it to western countries, with the aim of identifying the best international practices for combating contract cheating. We also present the results of a study we conducted which suggest that the term “contract cheating” is not well defined in university legal documents, nor is there a consistent understanding of what constitutes contract cheating. Consequently, the perpetrators are not being punished. Results from our online survey also show that 5% to 20% of students use contract cheating services, and they are paying an estimated fee of between 100 and 200 euros and in some cases, more than 250 euros. Keywords: Contract cheating, Practices of western countries, Western Balkan countries
Introduction Contract cheating is one of the most serious threats to quality education, and negatively impacts workplace professionalism and society as a whole, regardless of location. All Higher Education Institutions (HEI) face this phenomenon and have to address it. Thus far, the problem of contract cheating has been raised mainly through media reports and civil society (Krasniqi 2015; Bytyçi 2017). There is no specific research on contract cheating and only a few research papers that indirectly consider contract cheating (Kosumi and Leka 2018). Moreover, there is no research or data specific to Kosovo. The aim of this research is to present the current situation with regard to the contract cheating problem in Kosovo and compare it to the situation in western countries. In doing so, we aim to identify the best international practices for combating contract cheating, focusing on legal solutions, including legislation, HEI statutes, and study regulations. The importance of the present research is twofold: firstly, it will be the first research conducted on contract cheating specifically in Kosovo, and secondly, the research method is unique in this context. The researchers developed a questionnaire © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Cr
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