Academic deviations of educational communities in Russian universities

Abstract

The article shows the relevance of the problem caused by the growth of academic deviations among the main educational communities of the university – students and research and teaching staff. The object of the study is various deviations in their behaviour, manifested in non-compliance with fundamental moral and legal norms and values governing relations in higher education. The purpose of the article is to analyse the relationship between academic deviations of students and the scientific and pedagogical community. The main results of the study are the characteristics of the concept, types, manifestations of academic deviations, as well as the consideration of their forms, typical for both students and teachers. The greatest attention is paid to the interpretation of academic fraud, imitations in the educational sphere and scientific research, simulacra of publication activity, ghostwriting, practices of «student savings», forms of delinquent behaviour. In conclusion, the ways of limiting the influence of deviations on the quality of academic achievements areconsidered.