‘College Students’ Justification for Digital Piracy’ - A Mixed Methods Study

This interesting project uses mixed methods to understand college students’ justification for digital piracy. The project consisted of two studies, a qualitative one and a quantitative one. Qualitative interviews were conducted to identify main themes in students’ justification for digital piracy, and then the findings were tested in a quantitative manner using a different sample. This project thus proposes a model in which quantitative measures are guided by qualitative findings, and qualitative findings are in turn reexamined based on quantitative findings.

College students justification for digital piracy