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ERIC Number: EJ483638
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
A Social Control Perspective on Scientific Misconduct.
Hackett, Edward J.
Journal of Higher Education, v65 n3 p242-60 May-Jun 1994
Some explanations for scientific misconduct are examined, including those based on theories of individual psychopathology, anomie, and alienation. An alternative explanation, drawing on the concept of social control, is presented, and implications for research and policy are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Alienation, Fraud, Higher Education, Individual Psychology, Motivation, Psychopathology, Research Methodology, Scientific Research, Social Control, Theories
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Anomie Theory; Research Misconduct
Note: Special issue on: "Perspectives on Research Misconduct."