Student practices in copyright culture: Accessing learning resources

Czerniewicz, Laura

Student practices in copyright culture: Accessing learning resources

Journal Article

2016-03-17

Journal Title

Learning Media and Technology

Link to Journal

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjem20/current

Department

CILT

Faculty

Centre for Higher Education Development

Abstract

Using Schatzki’s practices framework as a lens, this paper reports on the practices of university students accessing learning resources at a research-intensive university in South Africa. Using a mixed methods approach, 1001 survey responses and six focus groups were analysed to explore how students in three professional disciplines access learning resources, with the focus on digitally-mediated piracy practices. The findings suggest a blurring between the legal and the illegal and indicate the normalcy of piracy practices, with nuanced distinctions and understandings manifest.