Everyday life, online: U.S. college students’ use of the Internet
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https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v14i10.2649Keywords:
Internet, college students, higher education, new mediaAbstract
The goal of this study was to learn about how college students are using the Internet and to compare their use of it to that of college students as reported in 2002 by replicating and extending previous research. A survey of college students at 40 U.S. higher education institutions was conducted, along with observations and interviews at several Midwestern universities. For comparison to the general population a nationwide telephone survey was undertaken. The study found that Internet use had predictably increased but that college students continued to prefer using multiple methods of communication to stay in touch with friends and family. College students continue to be early adopters of new Internet tools and applications in comparison to the general U.S. Internet-using population. For U.S. college students, Internet technologies have become so ubiquitous as to seem invisible.Downloads
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2009-09-25
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Jones, S., Johnson-Yale, C., Millermaier, S., & Seoane Perez, F. (2009). Everyday life, online: U.S. college students’ use of the Internet. First Monday, 14(10). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v14i10.2649
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