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Book SynopsisStudent Plagiarism in Higher Education is a crucial read for any university teacher concerned about plagiarism. It provides the tools and information needed to assess this often complex international phenomenon constructively and effectively from a variety of angles, and provides a framework for further discussion and research.
Each chapter poses a question about an essential aspect of plagiarism and examines the central theoretical, ethical and technical questions which surround it. Providing a unique perspective on the topic of academic plagiarism, this book:
- addresses questions which are vexing in teaching practice, but for which ready answers are not available in professional skills development materials;
- relates plagiarism to wider issues of learning and intellectual development;
- collates the thinking of international leading experts on the topic of plagiarism from different areas of the academy.
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Table of ContentsChapter 1 Why so many questions about plagiarism?; Chapter 2 Can plagiarism be defined?; Chapter 3 How much can you copy?; Chapter 4 Is student plagiarism still a serious problem in universities today?; Chapter 5 Why does plagiarism dectection software not find all plagiarism?; Chapter 6 Can we use plagiarism detection services responsibly?; Chapter 7 How does intertextuality inform plagiarism?; Chapter 8 Shouldn't our expectations of students' and academics' intertextuality practices differ?; Chapter 9 Are we making our students plagiarize?; Chapter10 What really is the relationship between plagiarism and culture? Some thoughts from the Chinese context; Chapter 11 So what should we do?
