NESB and ESB students' attitudes and perceptions of plagiarism

Authors

  • Stephen Marshall
  • Maryanne Garry

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21913/IJEI.v2i1.25

Abstract

Concern about plagiarism by students from non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB) has grown apace with the increased numbers of international students attending western institutions. We present an exploration of student attitudes, perceptions and understandings of intellectual property, particularly plagiarism and copyright, and explore potential differences between NESB and ESB (English speaking background) students. The results indicate that while NESB students are more likely have engaged in plagiarism than ESB students, plagiarism overall is very common and reflects a combination of disrespect for material from the Internet and significant confusion about what actually constitutes plagiarism.

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Published

2006-04-07

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