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| Title: | Then and Now: Technology Use Over Time |
| Authors: | Spreckley, Jody Janette |
| Supervisor(s): | Jerry, Paul (Associate Dean Student Services & Professor Faculty of Health Disciplines) |
| Examining Committee: | Nuttgens, Simon (Internal, Associate Professor, Graduate Centre for Applied Psychology)
Fraser, Shawn (External, Associate Dean, Teaching & Learning and Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Disciplines) |
| Degree: | Master of Counselling |
| Department: | Faculty of Health Disciplines |
| Keywords: | Transcendental Phenomenology
Technology Use Over Time
Developmental Technology Use Theory
Stages of Technology Use |
| Issue Date: | 15-Mar-2018 |
| Abstract: | In this transcendental phenomenological study, the research question explored was: What is the essence of how counselling students related to technology over time? For participants, becoming increasingly familiar with technology involved receiving support, feeling uncomfortable, exploring possibilities, viewing technology as a tool, and examining the social dynamics involved with technology use. A new, developmental theory of using technology, the stages of technology use by Rempel and Jerry (2013), was described. Using the data from this study, Rempel and Jerry’s theory was refined and a conceptual model for understanding beneficial and problematic technology use was developed, based on attachment theory and Erikson’s (1950/1993) psychosocial developmental model. |
| Graduation Date: | Jun-2018 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10791/251 |
| Appears in Collections: | Theses & Dissertations
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