College student cheating: The role of motivation, perceived norms, attitudes, and knowledge of institutional policy

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 233-247

  Jordan, Augustus E ^a  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic dishonesty; Cheating; Perceived norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035610415     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327019EB1103_3     Document Type: Article

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