Shadow scholars and the rise of the dissertation service industry: Can we maintain academic integrity?

Journal of Research Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  White, Jeffry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic fraud; Academic integrity; Dissertation consulting; Ghostwriting; Graduate education; Plagiarism; Research education; Shadow scholar; Thesis consulting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978661533     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1712851X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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