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A Wake-Up Call? Issues with plagiarism in transnational higher education
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A Wake-Up Call? Issues with plagiarism in transnational higher education

A. Palmer, M. Pegrum and G. Oakley
Ethics & Behavior, Vol.29(1), pp.23-50
2019
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Abstract

The views on plagiarism of 574 students at four Australian universities operating in Singapore were investigated through a survey and interviews. Analysis of students’ responses to different plagiarism scenarios revealed misconceptions and uncertainties about many aspects of plagiarism. Self-plagiarism and reuse of a friend’s work were acceptable to more than one quarter of the students, and nearly half considered collusion to be a legitimate form of collaboration. One quarter of the students also indicated that they would knowingly plagiarize. This should serve as a wake-up call regarding plagiarism in transnational higher education. Seven measures are recommended to curb plagiarism and foster academic integrity.

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Domestic collaboration
International collaboration
Citation topics
6 Social Sciences
6.238 Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity
6.238.1790 Academic Integrity
Web Of Science research areas
Ethics
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
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Psychiatry/Psychology
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