"Everything is plagiarism": An exploration of novice writers' perceptions of plagiarism in the university context

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dc.contributor.authorCrook, Stephanie Katherine Diane
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeCranston, Jerome (Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology)en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeO'Brien-Moran, Michael (Student Engagement and Success)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorRenaud, Robert (Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-18T16:00:29Z
dc.date.available2018-09-18T16:00:29Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.date.submitted2018-05-28T19:40:40Zen
dc.date.submitted2018-09-07T14:25:41Zen
dc.degree.disciplineEducational Administration, Foundations and Psychologyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Education (M.Ed.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the following research question: how do novice writers understand and experience the phenomenon of plagiarism? Novice writers were defined as those who are new to writing within the university context. The study employed a parallel mixed-methods design, enabling an analysis of quantitative questionnaires as well as of semi-structured interviews. A total of 350 novice writers participated in the questionnaire, and three novice writers were interviewed. The results indicated that there is a dissonance between: (1) novice writers’ certainty in recognizing plagiarism in the abstract; and, (2) the persistent hesitation present in their explorations of the concept. In short, the findings indicate that novice writers believe that they can define plagiarism in spite of the fact that they are unsure of how to proceduralize it. Implications of this study for policy and pedagogy are explored, as well as are suggestions for future research.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2018en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/33438
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectPlagiarismen_US
dc.subjectAcademic integrityen_US
dc.subjectWriting instructionen_US
dc.subjectNovice writersen_US
dc.subjectFirst-year pedagogyen_US
dc.subjectDiscipline policyen_US
dc.title"Everything is plagiarism": An exploration of novice writers' perceptions of plagiarism in the university contexten_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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