Misconduct and Social Control in Science: Issues, Problems, Solutions.

Fox, Mary Frank; Braxton, John M.

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ERIC Number: EJ483645

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Publication Date: 1994

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Misconduct and Social Control in Science: Issues, Problems, Solutions.

Fox, Mary Frank; Braxton, John M.

Journal of Higher Education, v65 n3 p373-83 May-Jun 1994

A discussion of misconduct in scientific research looks at the roles of several segments of the scientific community (federal government, universities, scholarly journals, and individual scientists) in exercising control of misconduct. Limitations of their roles and overall implications for policy are examined. (MSE)

Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Federal Regulation, Fraud, Government Role, Higher Education, Research Administration, Research Methodology, Research Universities, Scholarly Journals, School Responsibility, Scientific Research, Scientists, Social Control

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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