A proposed strategy to combat administrative and academic corruption in Egyptian universities in the light of its explaining factors . A field study

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Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Education Policies, College of Education - Alexandria University

Abstract

The study dealt with through the descriptive approach , administrative and academic corruption in universities , explaining its  nature and its educational and administrative dimensions. The study identified the causes and explaining factors of it, through the application of a questionnaire composed of ten axes applied to (193) of the faculty members of the Egyptian public universities. The main findings of the study : The study sample opinions agreement to recognize the existence of a state administrative and academic corruption in Egyptian universities and the presence of many of the causes that lie behind them .The biggest influence factor was the moral factor, followed by social , cultural, political, psychological, administrative, legal, economic, educational. The stability of six models validity of multi- regression , which means the existence of a relationship between the independent factors moral and legal , psychological and administrative, cultural, economic , and between perception state administrative and academic corruption in universities . Three social, political and educational factors is independent function. Six models of step wise regression analysis proved the validity, which means the existence of a relationship between the independent factors moral, legal, psychological, administrative, cultural, economic, and between perception state administrative and academic corruption in universities . Three factors social, political and educational is insignificant. The six factors combined ( moral, legal, psychological, administrative , cultural and economic ) contribute by      ( 83.3 % ) in predicting the status of administrative and academic corruption in universities. The study also presented a proposed strategy to combat the administrative and academic corruption in universities in the light of the obtained results. Strategy included a series of procedures at all levels, as well as the most prominent statement of the implementation of appropriate mechanisms and guarantees for success.
 

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