Fighting against academic corruption: A critique of recent policy developments in China

Higher Education Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-38

  Ren, Kai ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

academic corruption; China; ethics; higher education; policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857302541     PISSN: 09528733     EISSN: 17403863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/hep.2011.20     Document Type: Article

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