Plagiarism phenomenon in European countries: results from GENIUS Project

Paulo C. Dias; Ana Sofia C. Bastos

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.605

Plagiarism phenomenon in European countries: results from GENIUS Project

Paulo C. Dias, Ana Sofia C. Bastos

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The present study aims to explore 170 teachers and 334 secondary school student's perceptions on plagiarism of seven European countries. Results indicate that both know that plagiarism is illegal; attribute plagiarism to the easiness on contents access on Internet but while teachers tend to attribute causes to student's lack of skills, students highlight the pressure to get good grades, laziness and poor management as well as the expectation that won’t be caught. To prevent plagiarism while teachers suggest to promote student's skills, students focus on pedagogical issues. Similarities and differences are explored as well as the possible effects and implications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2526-2531
Journal	Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Volume	116
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.605
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	5th World Conference on Educational Sciences - WCES 2013 - Rome Sapienza University, Rome, Italy Duration: 5 Feb 2013 → 8 Apr 2013 Conference number: 5

Keywords

Plagiarism
Creativity
Learning approach
Genius partner countries

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