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Book SynopsisThis book discusses the issue of academic misconduct and publication ethics in general and plagiarism in particular, with a focus on case studies in various universities around the world (notably in Japan, Singapore, Australia, USA, and Canada). We are especially interested in students’ and teachers’ perception of academic misconduct and their definition and understanding of plagiarism. Most chapters discuss undergraduates’ understanding of academic dishonesty and students’ experiences using plagiarism softwares. The book also analyzes teachers’ perception of cheating and how they respond to it. Writing is perceived by all of the teachers to be the most important form of assessment that required preventative measures in order to reduce the occurrence of academic dishonesty among students. Each chapter recommends strategies to fight plagiarism, such as establishing guidelines and regulations concerning academic integrity, awareness of the scale of the issue (scandals at all levels in most countries, even including famous scholars, administrators, and elected officials), assessing the damage done to academic reputation and credibility, developing trust and credibility on social media (especially with the recent disturbing growth of fake news and data), minimizing the proliferation of dishonest accreditation, of identity theft, of fake peer-reviews, and fighting the growing number of fake papers, with or without the use of computer-generated academic works.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Examining Undergraduates’ Understanding of Academic Dishonesty, Denise De Souza and Brenda Lee
Chapter 2: English L2 University Teachers’ Perceptions on the Influence of Academic Honesty on their Teaching & Teaching Philosophies, Andrew Leichsenring
Chapter 3: Examining Perceptions of Both University Lecturers and Undergraduate Students Towards Plagiarism, Yoshihiko Yamamoto
Chapter 4: Internationalizing Higher Education in Japan: Dealing with Plagiarism and Academic Integrity ― A case study of Human Sciences undergraduates in Japan, Paola Cavaliere
Chapter 5: Building Awareness of Academic Integrity with Badges: Canadian University Context, Alice Schmidt Hanbidge, Tony Tin, Georgina Zaharuk, and Herbert Tsang
Chapter 6: Student Plagiarism in Higher Education: A Typology and Remedial Framework for a Globalized Era, Anthony L. Fenton and Cynthia Gralla
Chapter 7: Understanding the Academic Integrity Discourse and its Latent Associations with English Language Proficiency, Beena Giridharan
Chapter 8: Undermining Education: An Account of Selected Experiences of Persons who live in the Rural Areas of Australia, Jillian Marchant
Chapter 9: Fake News and Fake Research, from the Cave to the Light: Critical Reflection and Literature Review, Bernard Montoneri
Chapter 10: Impact of Turnitin on Deterring Plagiarism: A Follow-up Study, Najwa Saba ‘Ayon
Chapter 11: Plagiarism in Higher Education: Experiences from Asia and the United States, Philip Streich, Raimond Selke and Masahiro Saito
Chapter 12: Failure to Observe the Rules of Citation by University Students as a Problem of Academic Ethics: Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Approach, Anna Toom and Natalia Inshakova
Chapter 13: “‘Plager-’ what?!” Asian Perspectives on Plagiarism, Daniel Velasco
