Plagiarism, the Internet and Student Learning: Improving Academic Integrity

Written for Higher Education educators, managers and policy-makers, Plagiarism, the Internet and Student Learning combines theoretical understandings with a practical model of plagiarism, and aims to explain why and how plagiarism developed.
It offers a new way to conceptualize plagiarism and provides a framework for professionals dealing with plagiarism in higher education.
The book examines current teaching approaches in light of issues surrounding plagiarism, particularly Internet plagiarism. The model affords insight into ways in which teaching and learning approaches can be enhanced to cope with the ever-changing face of plagiarism.
This book challenges Higher Education educators, managers and policy-makers to examine their own beliefs and practices in managing the phenomenon of plagiarism in academic writing.