Academic integrity and contract cheating policy analysis of colleges in Ontario, Canada

Brenda M. Stoesz1, Sarah Elaine Eaton2, Jennifer Miron3, Emma J. Thacker4
1Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, University of Manitoba, 65 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
2Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4Durham College, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

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