What is Plagiarist

This chapter explores divergent views about plagiarism within the context of the internationalization of higher education and reports on a recent investigation of perceptions of plagiarism among Vietnamese and local doctoral students at a New Zealand university. Findings revealed that all the doctoral participants possessed substantial understanding of plagiarism, and their professional experiences as lecturers and tutors were a significant influence on their perspectives. While considering intentional plagiarism as a moral issue, a form of academic cheating, and a scholarly offence, they viewed unintentional plagiarism as a developmental and intercultural issue. Compared to their Vietnamese peers, New Zealand doctoral students had more academic publication experience and showed deeper awareness of scholarly impacts of plagiarism. The chapter concludes with recommendations that doctoral supervisors engage with individual students to learn about each one's background, understandings, and needs, so that they can better support doctoral students' apprenticeship into the scholarly community.