Exploring Academic Dishonesty among University Students in Barbados: An Extension to the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Journal of Academic Ethics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 323-338

  Alleyne, Philmore ^a   Phillips, Kimone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Academic dishonesty; Attitudes; Barbados; Moral obligation; Perceived behavioural control; Subjective norms; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355132092     PISSN: 15701727     EISSN: 15728544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10805-011-9144-1     Document Type: Article

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