Intellectual laziness and academic dishonesty: A threat to academic freedom?

Loyiso  Nongxa

doi:10.17159/sajs.2020/8585

Intellectual laziness and academic dishonesty: A threat to academic freedom?

Authors

Loyiso Nongxa 1.Professor Emeritus, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; 2.Extraordinary Professor, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8585

Keywords:

academic freedom, institutional autonomy, race, materialistic, opportunistic, research

Abstract

This Commentary is a response to a Commentary published in the May/June 2020 issue:

Nattrass N. Why are black South African students less likely to consider studying biological sciences? S Afr J Sci. 2020;116(5/6), Art. #7864, 2 pages. https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/7864

Responses to the Commentary in the May/June 2020 issue have been published collectively in a special issue of Volume 116.

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Published

2020-07-10

Issue

Vol. 116 Special issue (2020)

Section

Commentary

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Nongxa, L. . (2020). Intellectual laziness and academic dishonesty: A threat to academic freedom?. South African Journal of Science. https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8585