University Students’ Perceptions of Academic Cheating: Triangulating Quantitative and Qualitative Findings

Journal of Academic Ethics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 287-298

  Wei, Tianlan ^a   Chesnut, Steven R ^b   Barnard Brak, Lucy ^b   Schmidt, Marcelo ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic cheating; Graduate students; Mixed methods; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939996708     PISSN: 15701727     EISSN: 15728544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10805-014-9219-x     Document Type: Article

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