ERIC Number: EJ877754
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 16
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How College Students Spend Their Time Communicating
Emanuel, Richard; Adams, Jim; Baker, Kim; Daufin, E. K.; Ellington, Coke; Fitts, Elizabeth; Himsel, Jonathan; Holladay, Linda; Okeowo, David
International Journal of Listening, v22 n1 p13-28 2008
This study sought to assess how college students spend their time communicating and what impact, if any, communications devices may be having on how that time is spent. Undergraduates (N = 696) at four southeastern colleges were surveyed. Results revealed that listening comprises 55.4% of the total average communication day followed by reading (17.1%), speaking (16.1%), and writing (11.4%). Each of these communication behaviors includes some aspect of Internet use. College students spend as much time listening to media as they do engaged in interpersonal interactions. New technology is changing the way mediated communication activities are perceived. A different paradigm of expressive, receptive, and interactive communication is offered. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: College Students, Interpersonal Communication, Listening, Time, Resource Allocation, Influence of Technology, Attitudes, Age Differences, Mass Media Use, Internet, Social Networks, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Attitudes, Technological Advancement, Science and Society, Social Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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