Academic Misconduct and Plagiarism

Case Studies from Universities around the World

Bernard Montoneri

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Year: 2020
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781978754706
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Administration

This 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 contents

• Contents
• List of Tables and Figures
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Examining Undergraduates’ Understanding of Academic Dishonesty
• 2. L2 English University Teachers’ Perceptions on the Influence of Academic Honesty on their Teaching & Teaching Philosophies
• 3. Examining Perceptions of both University Lecturers and Undergraduate Students Towards Plagiarism
• 4. Internationalizing Higher Education in Japan: Dealing with Plagiarism and Academic Integrity
• 5. Building Awareness of Academic Integrity with Badges: Canadian University Context
• 6. Student Plagiarism in Higher Education: A Typology and Remedial Framework for a Globalized Era
• 7. Understanding the Academic Integrity Discourse and its Latent Associations with English Language Proficiency
• 8. Undermining Education: An Account of Selected Experiences of Persons who live in the Rural Areas of Australia
• 9. Fake News and Fake Research, from the Cave to the Light: Critical Reflection and Literature Review
• 10. Impact of Turnitin on Deterring Plagiarism: A Follow-up Study
• 11. Plagiarism in Higher Education: Experiences from Asia and the United States
• 12. Failure to Observe the Rules of Citation by University Students as a Problem of Academic Ethics: Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Approach
• 13. “‘Plager-’ what?!” Asian Perspectives on Plagiarism
• Appendix A
• Index
• About the Editor
• About the Contributors