Heroes don't cheat: An examination of academic dishonesty and students' views on why professors don't report cheating

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-183

  Staats, Sara ^a   Hupp, Julie M ^a   Wallace, Heidi ^a   Gresley, Jamee ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic dishonesty; Cheating; Empathy; Heroism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449558622     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508420802623716     Document Type: Article

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