- Title
- Plagiarism : Academic dishonesty or "Blind Spot" of multicultural education?
- Creator
- Song-Turner, Helen
- Date
- 2008
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/42295
- Identifier
- vital:3009
- Identifier
- ISSN:0818-8068
- Abstract
- A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource. One of the issues facing universities operating in a range of market situations and contexts is that of plagiarism. Different universities have taken different approaches in dealing with this issue. In an Australian university context, this issue is of particular concern, given the large numbers of overseas students studying in Australia, and offshore in Australian administered programmes such as in China and India. It is also an issue in a climate where students increasingly see themselves as consumers with increased rights, power, status and legal standing (Onsman, 2008). Students from a number of countries were interviewed for this paper, to identify their own views about plagiarism. The study found that there were several reasons why students tended to plagiarise and these included challenges of language, skill and respect for "the foreign expert". What emerges from this paper is a complex and at times confusing web of perceptions and attitudes towards plagiarism. These pose a significant set of challenges for foreign universities developing and delivering programmes in a range of markets, particularly in locations such as Australia, where the importance and value of attracting, supporting--and, indeed, understanding--foreign students, has tended to underpin many university marketing efforts. (Contains 3 tables and 1 diagram.); C1
- Publisher
- National Tertiary Education Union
- Relation
- Australian Universities Review Vol. 50, no. 2 (2008), p. 39-50
- Rights
- Copyright
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1301 Education Systems; Foreign countries; Plagiarism; Higher education; Foreign students; Students attitudes; Cultural context
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