Cognitive Responses of Students Who Witness Classroom Cheating

Michael W. Firmin; Amanda Burger; Matthew Blosser

Journal of Instructional Psychology Vol. 34, No. 2 (June 2007) pp. 110–116

We arranged for 82 General Psychology students (51 females, 31 males) to observe peers in a course cheating situation. Individual, in-depth, qualitative interviews following the experiment we were conducting, using rigorous coding and grounded...

Social influences related to college students’ use of Macintosh computers on an all-PC campus

Michael W. Firmin; Ruth L. Firmin; Whitney Muhlenkamp Wood; Jordan C. Wood

Computers & Education Vol. 55, No. 4 pp. 1542–1551

In the present qualitative research study, 35 Mac users were interviewed in a university campus that exclusively supports PC machines. We particularly explored the Mac-users’ social influences, saving technological and other influences for future...

Language: English

The Blackberry Image: Self-Identified Perceptions and Motivations Associated with College Student Blackberry Use

Michael W. Firmin; Ruth L. Firmin; Katlyn M. Orient; Anna J. Edwards; Jennifer M. Cunliff

Educational Media International Vol. 49, No. 1 (2012) pp. 19–32

We report the results of a qualitative research study conducted with university students regarding their phenomenological perspectives of BlackBerry use. Three key themes inductively emerged throughout the interview and analysis process regarding...

Self-Admitted Pretensions of Mac Users on a Predominantly PC University Campus

Michael W. Firmin; Whitney L. Muhlenkamp Wood; Ruth L. Firmin; Jordan C. Wood

Educational Media International Vol. 47, No. 1 (March 2010) pp. 1–17

The present qualitative research study addressed the overall research question of college students' pretention dynamics in the context of a university setting. Thirty-five Mac users were interviewed on a university campus that exclusively supports...