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Socioeconomic Implications of Examination Fraud and Assessment Irregularities in South Africa’s Higher Education Sector: A Futuristic View

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  • Chux Gervase Iwu

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This paper, based on scholarly as well as documentary evidence, intends to highlight the socioeconomic implications of fraud and assessment irregularities in South Africa’s higher education. Higher education institutions serve nation building purposes and as such it is expected that what they produce should be of high standard in order to further this purpose. Lately, owing to the rise in assessment malpractices across South African institutions of higher learning, calls have been made by business and society for ways to deal with this. This paper asks a few questions related to what constitutes fraud and assessment irregularities and the sources of these. The paper also points out what these portend for higher education in South Africa while at the same suggesting some recommendations. This paper contributes to the literature on the growing concerns of educators and researchers regarding high levels of examination malpractice and assessment irregularities within higher education sector globally, but in particular South Africa.

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  • Chux Gervase Iwu, 2019. "Socioeconomic Implications of Examination Fraud and Assessment Irregularities in South Africa’s Higher Education Sector: A Futuristic View," Journal of Social and Development Sciences, AMH International, vol. 10(3(S)), pages 39-47, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:rnd:arjsds:v:10:y:2019:i:3-s:id:4271
    DOI: 10.22610/jsds.v10i3(S).2984
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