Preventing Plagiarism
Working with What Works
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/wap.v2i2.281Keywords:
plagiarism, first-year writing, university policyAbstract
In the academy, approaches to handling plagiarism vary widely. Some – for example, the approaches of programs that use turnitin.com or similar software – favor detection and punishment. Others view instances of plagiarism as teaching moments, while still others argue that a culture-wide change in values is required for plagiarism to diminish. Our discussion examines these different perspectives, tracing them to their disciplinary or structural homes, before suggesting a practical pedagogy of plagiarism instruction that reconciles the differing approaches.
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Bertram Gallant, T. and Drinan, P. (2006) Organizational theory and student cheating: Explanation, responses, and strategies. Journal of Higher Education 77: 839–860. Retrieved 11 November 2009 from Academic Search Complete (AN 438902).
Carroll, J. (2002) Suggestions for teaching international students more effectively. Learning and Teaching Briefing Papers Series, Oxford Brookes University. Retrieved 11 November 2009 from http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsd
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Duff, A. H., Rogers, D., and Harris, M. B. (2006) International engineering students – Avoiding plagiarism through understanding the Western academic context of scholarship. European Journal of Engineering Education 31: 673–681. Retrieved 11 November 2009 from Academic Search Complete (AN 438902).
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Price, M. (2002) Beyond “Gotcha!”: Situating plagiarism in policy and pedagogy. College Composition and Communication 54: 88–115. Retrieved 11 November 2009 from JSTOR http://www.jstor.org/stable/1512103
Ruskiewicz, J. E., Walker, J. R., and Pemberton, M. (2006) Bookmarks: A Guide to Research and Writing. New York: Longman.
Wells, D. (1993) An account of the complex causes of unintentional plagiarism in college writing. Writing Program Administration 16: 59–71.
Williams, B. T. (2003) Speak for yourself? Power and hybridity in the cross-cultural classroom. College Composition and Communication 54: 586–609. Retrieved 11 November 2009 from JSTOR http://www.jstor.org/stable/3594186
Published
2010-12-18
Issue
Section
Reflections on Practice
How to Cite
Richardson, M., & Overstreet, T. (2010). Preventing Plagiarism: Working with What Works. Writing and Pedagogy, 2(2), 281-292. https://doi.org/10.1558/wap.v2i2.281
