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“ Student Plagiarism and National Differences across Europe ”

Cultural Perspectives. “ Student Plagiarism and National Differences across Europe ”. Anna Michalska. Presenter. Anna Michalska Research Assistant at Coventry University PhD candidate. Contents. Plagiarism meaning and interpretations Plagiarism and cultural differences

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“ Student Plagiarism and National Differences across Europe ”

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  1. Cultural Perspectives “Student Plagiarismand National Differencesacross Europe” Anna Michalska

  2. Presenter • Anna Michalska • Research Assistant at Coventry University • PhD candidate

  3. Contents Plagiarism meaning and interpretations Plagiarism and cultural differences Research aim and objectives IPPHEAE project Research methodology Progress to date and initial results Further work 3

  4. Plagiarism. Meaning and Interpretations Historic (Latin) meaning: “plagiarius” kidnapper, thief, plunderer Many definitions and interpretations: copy, borrow, use ideas, failure to cite properly, steal, commit literary theft... It is not a straight forward concept Boundaries between research and plagiarism are very thin 4

  5. Plagiarismand Cultural Differences Differences between European and International students Concept of intellectual and textual ownership comes from a Western world Do all European students perceive plagiarism in the same “Western” way? Are there any differences between national attitudes towards academic dishonesty? 5

  6. Aim • To find out whether students from diverse European countries and backgrounds present dissimilar views towards plagiarism, as well as to explore the existing concept of the common “European” approach.

  7. Research Title • “Plagiarism and national differences. Variation in practice and attitudes towards academic dishonesty among European students.” • Attitudes • and Practices

  8. Objectives • To collect data from questionnaires and interviews in order to investigate the attitudes as well as practices that lie behind the problem of student plagiarism • To gather and evaluate the findings from different European Higher Educational Institutions in a form of a comparative study • To analyse gathered data and investigate whether there is a relation between the approach to plagiarism and nationality of European bachelor and master’s students • To investigate the “European” approach towards plagiarism and assess its appropriateness among European students

  9. Connection with IPPHEAE Project Research Assistant to the European-wide plagiarism project “Impact of Policies for Plagiarism in Higher Education across Europe” Focuses on policies and procedures implemented at institutional and national levels Evaluates new interventions for preventing or detecting plagiarism Helps to uphold and improve standards and quality in HE institutions across Europe and beyond Includes a survey of teachers, students and managers from various HE institutions across Europe IPPHEAE project shares with the researcher: wide network of partners, professional expertise of project members, access to project data, possibility to conduct studies across the whole European Union 9

  10. Research Methods: Surveys • Survey 1 • on a group of undergraduate and postgraduate students from different HE Institutions across the European Union. • Survey 2 • in the United Kingdom on a group of non-UK European students who experienced more than one educational system and were exposed to new cultures and academic codes of conduct

  11. Research Methods: Surveys Survey questions are grouped in five categories: Plagiarism Understanding and Awareness Plagiarism Occurrence Institutional Policies and Procedures Plagiarism Deterrence and Detection Citing and Referencing Questionnaires are available online and can be accessed through the IPPHEAE project website: http://ippheae.eu/surveys 11

  12. Research Methods: Focus Groups Part 1 Focus groups with students who experienced only one educational system Experiencing only one educational system and not being influenced by foreign methodologies, these students should represent attitudes typical for the country under analysis Part 2 Focus groups with students who experienced more than one educational system These students should be able to recognise differences in HE systems and academic dishonesty attitudes which occur between countries they have studied in 12

  13. Progress to date Online Surveys in 14 language versions Focus Groups with French and Polish students Results from a Pilot Survey: Conducted at Coventry University 37 students from Nigeria (13), India (12), Great Britain (3), Poland (2), China (1), Libya (1), Pakistan (1), Sri Lanka (1) and UAE nations (1). Two participants did not specify their nationality (N/N). 13

  14. Initial Results: Example 1 “Before bachelor”: 2/2 Polish, 1/3 British, 1/1 Chinese, 2/12 Indian and 2 people N/N “During bachelor”: 2/3 British, 1/1 Libyan, 1/1 UAE nations, 2/13 Nigerian, 1/12 Indian, 1 N/N “During masters”: 11/13 Nigerian, 10/12 Indian, 1/1 Sri Lankan and 1 person N/N

  15. Initial Results: Example 2 “Strongly disagree”: 2/13 Nigerian, 1/12 Indian and 1/1 Pakistani “Disagree”: 5/12 Indian, 4/13 Nigerian, 1/3 British and 1/2 Polish “Not sure”: 3/12 Indian, 2/13 Nigerian, 1/1 UAE nations, 1/1 Sri Lankan, 1/1Pakistani, 1/1 Chinese, 1/3 British and 1 N/N “Agree”: 7/13 Nigerian and 1 person N/N “Strongly agree”: 2/13 Nigerian “Not applicable”: 1/3 British

  16. Initial Results: Example 3 “Disagree”: 1/3 British, 1/2 Polish and 1/13 Nigerian “Not sure”: 2/13 Nigerian, 2/12 Indian, 1/3 British, 1/1 Pakistani and 1 person N/N “Agree”: 5/13 Nigerian, 4/12 Indian, 1/1 Sri Lankan, 1/1 Libyan, 1/1 UAE, 1/3 British, 1/2 Polish “Strongly agree”: 5/13 Nigerian, 5/12 Indian, 1/1 Chinese and 1 person N/N “Not applicable”: 1/12 Indian 16

  17. Initial Results: Example 4 “Strongly disagree”: 1/3 British and 1/1 UAE nations “Disagree”: 1/1 Pakistani, 1/12 Indian, 1/13 Nigerian “Not sure”: 1/3 British, 1/1 Libyan, 1 person N/N “Agree”: 5/12 Indian, 3/13 Nigerian, 2/2 Polish, 1/1 Sri Lankan, 1 person N/N “Strongly agree”: 9/13 Nigerian, 6/12 Indian and 1/1 Chinese “Not applicable”: 1/3 British 17

  18. Initial Results: Example 5 18

  19. Further Work • Collect data from all surveys across Europe • Compare answers from different countries and HE institutions • Gather data from focus groups • Create an in-depth view of each country • Bring the results from different questions together • Answer issues regarding plagiarism awareness, occurence and detection

  20. visit http://ippheae.eu/ Thank you!

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