Glossary of terms
This glossary comprises mainly definitions from UNESCO-IIPE, U4 and Transparency International. These definitions are illustrated by examples from the education sector, adapted from 'Hallak and Poisson, 2007. Corrupt Schools, Corrupt Universities: What can be done?'
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Academic corruption
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Access to information
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Accountability
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Accreditation mills
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Auditing
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Bribery
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Capture (or leakage)
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Code of conduct
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Conflict of interest
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Corruption
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Degree mills or diploma mills
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Embezzlement
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Ethics
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Examination fraud
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Extortion
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Facilitation payments
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Favouritism
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Fraud
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Ghost worker
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Grand corruption
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Illicit (or non-authorized) fees
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Informal payments
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Integrity
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Misallocation of resources
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Monitoring
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Nepotism
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Open government
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Open school data
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Oversight
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Patronage
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Petty corruption
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Public Expenditure Tracking Survey (PETS)
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Quantitative Service Delivery Survey (QSDS)
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Report card survey
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Report cards
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Transparency
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Whistleblower