Ethical Problems in Academic Research

Ethical Problems in Academic Research

A survey of 2,000 doctoral candidates and 2,000 faculty members has raised serious questions about the ethical environment of graduate education and research. Survey results on the incidence of plagiarism, misuse of funds, overlooking flawed data and inappropriate authorship are discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:American scientist 1993-11, Vol.81 (6), p.542-553
Hauptverfasser: Swazey, Judith P., Anderson, Melissa S., Lewis, Karen Seashore, Louis, Karen Seashore
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Civil engineering
College Faculty
Engineering
Ethical aspects
Ethical instruction
Fraud
Gender discrimination
Graduate Students
Microbiology
Natural Sciences
Observational research
Plagiarism
Professional ethics
Research Ethics
Retaliation
Science
Scientific misconduct
Scientists
Social Sciences
United States of America
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Zusammenfassung:A survey of 2,000 doctoral candidates and 2,000 faculty members has raised serious questions about the ethical environment of graduate education and research. Survey results on the incidence of plagiarism, misuse of funds, overlooking flawed data and inappropriate authorship are discussed.
ISSN:0003-0996
1545-2786