Acta Pedagogia Asiana
Volume 3 - Issue 1 - 2024

Academic Integrity in Higher Education: Understanding and Addressing Plagiarism

Mulenga, Robert (Unknown)
Shilongo, Helvi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Jan 2024

Abstract

This article delves into the profound implications of plagiarism, extending beyond its role as an academic transgression to challenge the foundational principles of truth, originality, and integrity upon which the academic world is built. Plagiarism's extensive consequences ripple through students, educators, and educational institutions, posing a substantial threat to the integrity of the educational system. The primary aim of this study is to comprehensively address the complexities of plagiarism in higher education, emphasizing the need for effective strategies to safeguard and promote academic integrity. Academic institutions, designed to cultivate knowledge and character development, confront the unsettling presence of plagiarism, necessitating an in-depth exploration of its multifaceted causes and motivations for meaningful mitigation. The study identifies academic pressure, time constraints, lack of knowledge about citation rules, and the digital age as significant contributors to the prevalence of plagiarism. It underscores the far-reaching consequences of this issue and highlights the pivotal role of prevention and detection strategies, notably plagiarism detection software such as Turnitin, Grammarly, and Copyscape, in the ongoing battle to preserve academic honesty and the sanctity of scholarly work.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

apga

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Subject

Education Other

Description

The journal welcomes submissions regardless of methodological approach, we expect all manuscripts to include a nuanced consideration and rich discussion of results in relation to the research and broader context of teaching and learning. Though we prioritize empirical work, purely theoretical ...