Student Plagiarism in Higher Education

Student 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.