An experimental evaluation of an anti-corruption intervention among Ukrainian university students

Beg, borrow, or steal: determinants of student academic misconduct in Ukrainian higher education

“…Our empirical study was conducted in the spring of 2015 at selected public universities in Lviv. Lviv is a major city in the western part of Ukraine, a region with a low level of corruption in comparison to other regions in the country (Denisova-Schmidt and Huber, 2014;Foster, 2015;Denisova-Schmidt, Huber and Prytula, 2015). Lviv is home to 26 universities; our representative analysis was conducted at four of them.…”

“…Perceptions of the issue: Previous research has shown that people who believe that everyone around them is corrupt are more prone to corruption and cheating (John, Loewenstein, Rick, 2014;Corbacho et al 2016, Denisova-Schmidt, Huber Prytula, 2015and Denisova-Schmidt, Huber and Leontyeva, 2016a. A study by Shaw, Katsaiti and Pecoraro (2015) found that perceptions of the corruption of others has had a positive impact on personal involvement of students in Ukraine.…”

Ukraine’s Integration Into Global and European Educational Space: Problems, Challenges and Perspectives

“…It is worth while mentioning, that the foreign scholar Denisova-Schmidt of the University of St .Galen ( Switzerland) has printed several articles [6;7] on the major outcomes of the Ukrainian educational reform, focusing her attention on the corruption problem that hinders progress and change. The empirical data were obtained in an experimental evaluation of an anti-corruption intervention among Ukrainian University students [7].…”

On the development of students’ attitudes towards corruption and cheating in Russian universities

“…While in some countries, corruption is a deviation from the norm, in others, it is essentially 'part of the system' (Denisova-Schmidt and Huber 2014;Denisova-Schmidt and Kryzhko 2015;Denisova-Schmidt, Huber, and Prytula 2016). Corruption might be monetary or non-monetary; the latter might be even more detrimental, because is more widespread and difficult to capture.…”

“…In our paper, we use the definition provided by Transparency International as well, but expand it by examining the lack of academic integrity (Denisova-Schmidt, Huber and Leontyeva, 2016;Denisova-Schmidt, Huber, and Prytula 2016). Violations of academic integrity might be considered in different settings: in the university admissions process, in the rules set for students, faculty and staff, in the governance of educational institutions (Heyneman 2004(Heyneman , 2013 (Table 1).…”