Last week Alicia Adlington and I presented our work on possible legislative options to address contract cheating in Canada. We did our presentation via webinar with 70+ registrants and launched our report, which is publicly available online:
Adlington, A., & Eaton, S. E. (2021). Contract Cheating in Canada: Exploring Legislative Options. Calgary, Canada: University of Calgary. http://hdl.handle.net/1880/114088
Webinar description
An introductory discussion about the commercial contract cheating industry (e.g., term paper mills, homework completion services, and paid imposters who take exams on behalf of students). One question people often ask is, “Why aren’t these services illegal?” The short answer is: Academic cheating services are not currently illegal in Canada, but they are in other countries. In this session we’ll provide an overview of which countries have successfully enacted legislation against predatory industry that profits from academic misconduct. We will provide an overview of the legal structures in Canada that might facilitate or present barriers to such legislation being enacted in this country. We do not promise answers or solutions to the complex issue of contract cheating, but instead provide an evidence-base for deeper discussion.
The intended audience for this session is primarily for those in Canada interested in contract cheating from the Canadian legal context. Participants from other regions are also welcome.
By the end of this session engaged participants will be able to:
- Describe what contract cheating is
- Understand how legislation against contract cheating has been enacted in other countries
- Discover legal aspects of contract cheating in Canada and beyond
We are grateful to the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning at the University of Calgary for hosting the webinar and supporting this work.
You can check out the slides from our webinar here:
I’ll update this blog post with the link to the recording when it is available.
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Sarah Elaine Eaton, PhD, is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, and the Educational Leader in Residence, Academic Integrity, University of Calgary, Canada. Opinions are my own and do not represent those of the University of Calgary.
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