Suggested Ways to Combat Administrative Corruption in Educational Institutions

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This study aimed at finding ways to combat administrative corruption in educational institutions, especially in the educational administrations located at the regional and local level in countries of the world that suffer from administrative corruption. The study utilized the deductive analytical method to address its problem and reach its objectives. The most prominent result was that it provided  several proposed ways that can be implemented in the fight against administrative corruption in educational administrations. The study recommended that plans should be adopted and ongoing practical programs for institutional reform and organizational development of educational departments should also  be implemented with technological expansion in all activities. The study also recommends the necessity of improving the financial status of the working body with the legal and judicial deterrence of the corrupt and complying with the preparation of annual reports on the state of integrity and transparency in the light of national and international indicators.

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