Referencing and identity, voice and agency: adult learners' transformations within literacy practices

Student Perspectives on Plagiarism

“…They also express concern about their lack of knowledge and skill in referencing (Breen and Maassen 2005;Gullifer and Tyson 2010;Hutchings 2014) and report that the rules and conventions of referencing are confusing and difficult to learn (Hutchings 2014). Furthermore, students highlight that different lecturers require different referencing styles or have different expectations regarding what should be referenced and how (Brimble and StevensonClarke 2005;Power 2009) and that they are not given enough information on how to reference correctly to avoid plagiarizing (Hutchings 2014;Power 2009).…”

“…Students reportedly express a lack of knowledge about referencing and citation conventions or display insufficient referencing skills in their written work (Hutchings 2014;Park 2003). They also express concern about their lack of knowledge and skill in referencing (Breen and Maassen 2005;Gullifer and Tyson 2010;Hutchings 2014) and report that the rules and conventions of referencing are confusing and difficult to learn (Hutchings 2014).…”

“…The "mechanism" Hutchings is referring to is referencing. Students often conflate "plagiarism" and "referencing" (Angélil-Carter 2000;Hutchings 2014). When asked about plagiarism, many associate avoiding plagiarism with the conventions of referencing (e.g., Breen and Maassen 2005;Gullifer and Tyson 2010), but they fail to indicate an understanding of citation as a means to present an evidence-based argument (Gullifer and Tyson 2010).…”

“…This literature focuses on plagiarism policies (Kaposi and Dell 2012) alongside an emphasis on ensuring that students learn how to correctly reference source material (Hutchings 2014). From a regulatory perspective, emphasis is placed on providing a definition of plagiarism that can be adhered to (Howard 1995), developing policy to regulate plagiarism (Grigg 2010), and ensuring that students have access to information on the rules of citation and referencing.…”

Using the Appraisal framework to analyze source use in essays: a case study of engagement and dialogism in two undergraduate students’ writing

“…Understandings of the use of sources may also be a factor (Hutchings, 2014), which is important considering Hyland's (2000) research findings that the number of references in an academic text has increased and "they have become more focused, pertinent and integrated into the argument" (p. 22). Developing discipline-specific practices for using sources remains essential for students' integration into the academic community.…”