Academic and research misconduct in the PhD: Issues for students and supervisors

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 218-226

  Mitchell, Theresa ^a   Carroll, Jude ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic; Misconduct; PhD supervision; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLISHING; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; PLAGIARISM; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 38849108787     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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