Academic Integrity in the Caribbean: Plagiarism Policies, Perception, Prevalence and Possible Solutions

Academic integrity is key to the reputation of higher education institutions. Plagiarism, the most frequently occurring form of academic misconduct, poses a significant threat to the maintenance of academic integrity globally, but it has received very little attention in the research literature of the Caribbean. This volume aims to lift the blanket of silence that surrounds plagiarism in the region by examining students’ perception of plagiarism, as well as its prevalence in society generall...