2018
DOI: 10.1007/s40979-018-0029-6
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Why do postgraduate students commit plagiarism? An empirical study

Abstract: The study investigated postgraduate students' knowledge of plagiarism, forms of plagiarism they commit, the reasons they commit plagiarism and actions taken against postgraduate students who plagiarise at Mzuzu University in Malawi. The study adopted a mixed methods approach. The quantitative data were collected by distributing questionnaires to postgraduate students and academic staff whereas qualitative data were collected by conducting follow-up interviews with some academics, an assistant registrar and ass… Show more

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“…Employing the theory of reasoned action and planned behaviour to investigate students' motivation and intention to plagiarise, Camara et al (2017) showed that students who possessed more positive attitudes towards plagiarism were more likely to plagiarise. Others pointed out that unawareness about plagiarism and related issues might contribute to student plagiarism (e.g., Amiri & Razmjoo, 2016;Babaii & Nejadghanbar, 2017;Devlin & Gray, 2007;Pàmies et al, 2020;Selemani et al, 2018). Bandura's (1991) social cognitive theory of moral thought and action also hypothesised that moral thoughts guide moral behaviours.…”
Section: Rationale For the Studymentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Employing the theory of reasoned action and planned behaviour to investigate students' motivation and intention to plagiarise, Camara et al (2017) showed that students who possessed more positive attitudes towards plagiarism were more likely to plagiarise. Others pointed out that unawareness about plagiarism and related issues might contribute to student plagiarism (e.g., Amiri & Razmjoo, 2016;Babaii & Nejadghanbar, 2017;Devlin & Gray, 2007;Pàmies et al, 2020;Selemani et al, 2018). Bandura's (1991) social cognitive theory of moral thought and action also hypothesised that moral thoughts guide moral behaviours.…”
Section: Rationale For the Studymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Therefore, these scholars asserted that passing off someone else's words or ideas as one own is considered plagiarism whether plagiarists were aware of their behaviours or not. For them, plagiarism involves copying and claiming authorship of someone else's work either intentionally or accidentally (Pàmies et al, 2020;Perkins et al, 2018;Selemani et al, 2018;Yeo, 2007). Similarly, plagiarism is characterised as using words, ideas, or creative work of others without proper acknowledgement, regardless of their deceptive intentions (Bretag, 2013;Martin, 2016).…”
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“…Sabli, Hamid, Haron and Wahab (2018) viewed academic cheating as polluting the future generations' ethical values and compromising the quality of the future workforce. Selemani, Chawinga and Dube (2018), stated that there was high prevalence of plagiarism, cheating and other forms of academic misconduct in higher education institutions and these forms of cheating may include, using or attempting to use unauthorized materials for class assignments or examinations; falsifying or inventing any type of information, including citations and references, on an assignment; copying other students' homework and assignments; cheating and plagiarism. Furthermore, Tadesse & Getachew, (2010) stated that the consequence of academic dishonesty has been long-lasting in many occurrences and its impediment for growth is largely alarming.…”
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confidence: 99%