Are we educating educators about academic integrity? A study of UK higher education textbooks

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 126-137

  Ransome, Josie ^a   Newton, Philip M ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic integrity; assessment; cheating; contract cheating; Plagiarism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016471677     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2017.1300636     Document Type: Article

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