Cybercheats: Is Information and Communication Technology Fuelling Academic Dishonesty?

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 180-199

  Szabo, Attila ^a   Underwood, Jean ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic dishonesty; cyberspace; Internet; plagiarism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992784995     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787404043815     Document Type: Article

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