Taiwanese College Students’ Perceptions of Plagiarism: Cultural and Educational Considerations

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 118-139

  Chien, Shih Chieh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cultural; perceptions; plagiarism; Taiwanese

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRAWING; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDAGOGICS; PERCEPTION; PUBLISHING; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY; WRITING;

EID: 84961209538     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2015.1136219     Document Type: Article

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