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Plagiarism as a Threat to Learning: An Educational Response

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    The authorship presentation also mentions “carelessness” and “hurry” and the more neutral “pressure” to explain why plagiarism might occur.

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Carroll, J. (2009). Plagiarism as a Threat to Learning: An Educational Response. In: Joughin, G. (eds) Assessment, Learning and Judgement in Higher Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8905-3_7

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