Factors affecting softlifting intention of computing students: An empirical study

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 385-405

  Rahim, Mahbubur ^a   Seyal, Afzaal H ^b   Abd Rahman, Mohd Noah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035538544     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/2U2D-30LC-R3YM-T364     Document Type: Article

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