Reasons not to cheat, academic-integrity responsibility, and frequency of cheating

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-184

  Miller, Arden ^a   Shoptaugh, Carol ^a   Wooldridge, Jessica ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic dishonesty; academic integrity; achievement motivation; cheating; moral reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951867895     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: 19400683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220970903567830     Document Type: Article

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