Why do postgraduate students commit plagiarism? An empirical study

Apatsa Selemani, Winner Dominic Chawinga, Gift Dube

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DOI: 10.1007/s40979-018-0029-6
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Container: International Journal for Educational Integrity
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s40979-018-0029-6,
  title = {Why do postgraduate students commit plagiarism? An empirical study},
  author = {Apatsa Selemani and Winner Dominic Chawinga and Gift Dube},
  year = {2018},
  journal = {International Journal for Educational Integrity},
  doi = {10.1007/s40979-018-0029-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s40979-018-0029-6}
}

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TI  - Why do postgraduate students commit plagiarism? An empirical study
AU  - Apatsa Selemani
AU  - Winner Dominic Chawinga
AU  - Gift Dube
PY  - 2018
JO  - International Journal for Educational Integrity
DO  - 10.1007/s40979-018-0029-6
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Selemani, A., Chawinga, W. D., & Dube, G. (2018). Why do postgraduate students commit plagiarism? An empirical study. International Journal for Educational Integrity. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40979-018-0029-6

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