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Awareness And Perception Of Plagiarism Of Postgraduate Students In Selected Universities In Ogun State, Nigeria., Jerome Idiegbeyan-Ose, Christopher Nkiko, Ifeakachuku Osinulu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Plagiarism undoubtedly constitutes a seemingly imperceptible threat to the growth of genuine global scholarship. The understanding of various perspectives of the phenomenon is critical to finding a lasting solution. It is against this background therefore, that the study investigated awareness and perception of plagiarism of postgraduate students in selected Universities in Ogun State Nigeria. Survey research design was used while adopting stratified and random sampling methods to select 338 respondents from federal, state and private Universities for the study. The findings revealed average level of awareness of plagiarism among postgraduate students, level of training influenced their level of awareness; pressure …