Editorial: Plagiarism.

• Autores: Nick Rushby
• Localización: British journal of educational technology, ISSN 0007-1013, Vol. 44, Nº. 1, 2013, págs. 3-4
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Most of the steps that we take to advance our understanding are based on previous research. “Bernard of Chartres used to compare us to [puny] dwarfs perched on the shoulders of giants. He pointed out that we can see more and further than our predecessors, not because we have keener vision or greater height, but because we are lifted up and borne aloft on their gigantic stature.” (John of Salisbury, 1159) And that presents us with a problem when we are writing about our work for publications, whether in conference presentations, organisational websites—or in journals like BJET. It is essential that we distinguish between the work that has been carried out by others and the work—and the writing—that is due to our original efforts. Most research projects will start with a comprehensive study of the literature to determine what has been found in the past, and it is that foundation that will inform the subsequent work. It is quite likely that, in order to make the argument for the paper, you will need to quote from the work of others. However, you must make it quite clear that is what you are doing and you must give proper recognition to the original author (identifying the quotations and referencing the paper appropriately). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]