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Why Learners Choose Plagiarism: A Review of Literature

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Through a review of literature, this paper presents a theoretical foundation for understanding why learners may choose to plagiarize both online and on ground.Ethical theories, social desirability, perceptions of plagiarism, and demographics and academic dishonesty in relation to the reasons learners choose to plagiarize are presented.Web sites that encourage plagiarism and online tools that are available to detect plagiarism are discussed.

Source: Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning

DOI: 10.28945/1385

Author: Deanna Klein

Institution: Minot State University

Language: English

Topic: Academic integrity and plagiarism

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W107993140