A Social Control Perspective on Scientific Misconduct.

Hackett, Edward J.

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ERIC Number: EJ483638

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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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

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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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