Does culture influence understanding and perceived seriousness of plagiarism
By A. Maxwell, G. Curtis, L. Vardanega. 2008
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This paper discusses the perceived seriousness and understanding of plagiarism by local and Asian international students in Australia, presenting new data from a study conducted at two Australian universities. In our study no differences were found between local and Asian students in ratings of perceived seriousness or understanding of plagiarism. However, significant negative relationships were found between both seriousness and understanding, and self-reported plagiarism rates. This suggested that as perceived seriousness and understanding decreased, rates of plagiarism increased. The importance of such findings in re-examining some commonly-held assumptions about cultural differences is discussed. It is suggested that most students demonstrate some difficulty understanding what constitutes plagiarism, highlighting the need for interventions that address knowledge of plagiarism and referencing skills.
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- A comparison of Chinese and Australian university students' attitudes towards plagiarism (2016, result): “This finding is consistent with prior research suggesting that attitudes toward plagiarism are significantly related to pressure levels (Maxwell et al. 2008).”
- Is plagiarism changing over time? A 10-year time-lag study with three points of measurement (2016, methodology): “We compared data collected using an identical survey instrument from students at WSU at three times of testing: 2004 (N = 425; from Maxwell et al., 2006, 2008); 2009 (N = 147; Curtis & Popal, 2011); and 2014 (N = 120; newly collected for this paper).”