Predicting academic misconduct: A comparative test of four sociological explanations

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 226-249

  Vowell, Paul R ^a   Chen, Jieming ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 2442626633     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2004.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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