Cheating on exams in the Iranian EFL context

Journal of Academic Ethics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-170

  Ahmadi, Alireza ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Academic level; Age; Cheating; Gender; Iranian language learners; Marital status; Occupational status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860685288     PISSN: 15701727     EISSN: 15728544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10805-012-9156-5     Document Type: Article

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