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Mixed Signals: A Phenomenological Study On The Effects Of Cell Phones On College Student Involvement, David M. Chizum
Mixed Signals: A Phenomenological Study On The Effects Of Cell Phones On College Student Involvement, David M. Chizum
Master of Arts in Higher Education (MAHE) Theses
Leading the United States of America in cell phone use are American college students, of whom 94% have a cell phone, 85% use text messaging, and 75% send texts every day (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, 2008). This study utilized a phenomenological qualitative methodology to examine the effects of cellular telephones on college student involvement, based on Alexander Astin’s (1986) theory of involvement. Seven participants from a small, residential university in the Midwest participated in the study and shared their lived experiences as college student cell phone users living on a cell phone-saturated campus. The results of this study …