Why do postgraduate students commit plagiarism? An empirical study
Abstract The study investigated postgraduate students’ knowledge of plagiarism, forms of plagiarism they commit, the reasons they commit plagiarism and actions taken against postgraduate students who plagiarise at Mzuzu University in Malawi. The study adopted a mixed methods approach. The quantitati...
Main Authors: | Apatsa Selemani, Winner Dominic Chawinga, Gift Dube |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-09-01
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Series: | International Journal for Educational Integrity |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40979-018-0029-6 |
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