Students' Perceptions of Teacher Effectiveness and Academic Misconduct: An Inquiry into the Multivariate Nature of a Complex Phenomenon

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 378-395

  McKibban, Amie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

academic misconduct; academic misconduct survey; cheating; dishonesty; perceptions of teacher effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880770509     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2013.787918     Document Type: Article

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