Self-Assessment of the Use of Plagiarism Avoiding Techniques to Create Ethical Scholarship Among Research Students
Self-Assessment of the Use of Plagiarism Avoiding Techniques to Create Ethical Scholarship Among Research Students
Author(s): Saeed Ahmad, Ahsan UllahSubject(s): Education, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Methodology and research technology, Applied Sociology, Sociology of Education
Published by: Mednarodna fakulteta za družbene in poslovne študije
Keywords: plagiarism; ethical scholarship; plagiarism avoiding techniques; research skills; knowledge of plagiarism; student learning;
Summary/Abstract: The use of plagiarism avoiding techniques can be helpful to maintain academic integrity, a better learning environment and intellectual honesty. This explored the use of plagiarism avoiding techniques for creating ethical scholarship among research students. It also measured the association between the frequency of using plagiarism avoiding techniques and the satisfaction about knowledge of plagiarism. Data were collected from seven universities through an online self-structured questionnaire. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was used to explore the variance. The association between the frequency of using plagiarism avoiding techniques and satisfaction about knowledge of plagiarism was indicated. Differences were also found on the basis of gender, discipline, level and stage of study.
Journal: International Journal of Management, Knowledge and Learning
- Issue Year: 4/2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 257-270
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English