Confessions of Academic Ghost Authors: The Iranian Experience

Autor/inn/en	Shahghasemi, Ehsan; Akhavan, Manijeh
Titel	Confessions of Academic Ghost Authors: The Iranian Experience
Quelle	In: SAGE Open, 5 (2015) 1, (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2158-2440
DOI	10.1177/2158244015572262
Schlagwörter	Plagiarism; Authors; Student Attitudes; Writing (Composition); Foreign Countries; Purchasing; Social Networks; Social Media; Advertising; Web Sites; Essays; Research Reports; Graduate Students; Undergraduate Students; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Plagiat; Author; Autor; Autorin; Schülerverhalten; Schreibübung; Ausland; Beschaffungswesen; Kauf; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Soziale Medien; Werbung; Web-Design; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin
Abstract	Academic plagiarism exists in all academic spheres, but contextual factors determine the level, intensity, and forms of it. Over the last few years, the phenomenon of "Ghost Authorship" has become widespread in Iran, and concerns have been expressed regarding this issue, not only by academicians but also by officials. In this study, 143 students participated in a two-step interview study in which they spoke about their experiences on either seeing a ghost author doing the research of someone else in exchange of money or they themselves being a ghost author. In all, 29 students said that they had done it once or so. The in-depth interviews with these 29 students showed how the plagiarism industry works in Iran, who the customers are, how they find each other, and so on. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01