Table 1 Selected studies of plagiarism from four continents
From: Plagiarism in five universities in Mozambique: Magnitude, detection techniques, and control measures
Country and universities | % of students admitting plagiarism | Students sampled | Universities | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Portugal | 42% | 5,403 | numerous | Teixeira (2011, p. 2) |
US and Canada | 33% | graduate business | 54 | McCabe et al. (2006, p. 300) |
22% | non-business | |||
Australia | 81% | 954 | 4 | Marsden et al. (2005, p. 8) |
UK | Three-fifths | 1,222 undergraduates | numerous | Selwyn (2008, p. 465) |
South Africa | 80% | 150 undergraduates | U of Pretoria | Russouw (2005) |
One-quarter | 151 first-year geography | U of KwaZulu-Natal | Ellery (2008, p. 507) | |
Botswana | 86% | 138 | U of Botswana | Batane (2010, p. 5–6) |
Egypt | 33% | 238 | 1 | Nejati et al. (2011, p. 284) |