Research Questions

Here are the approved study questionf for the research projects in Belize. They are grouped by research areas.

Education Questions

Amelia N Fenwick

1. Have you ever taken a computer class?
2. What do you wish you could learn about using a computer?
3. Does your job require you to use a computer?

Phone Questions

Courtney E Lanz

1. Do you have a telephone (land line), cell phone, or both?
2. How often do you use your phone in minutes per day?
3. What are some of the benefits and hindrances of having a phone?

Hannah M Miller

1. Do you own a cell phone or a smart phone?
2. If cell phone, do you find your phone's functions sufficient, or do you think you need a smart phone?
3. If smart phone, what was the primary reason you chose a smart phone over a regular cell phone?

Erika A Powell

1. Do you use texting/How frequently do you use texting?
2. When do you use texting?
3. What benefits/disadvantages are there to texting?
4. Has texting/cell phone usage impacted the way in which you communicate with others?
5. Do you believe texting/cell phone usage has impacted our generation positively or negatively in terms of their communication skills (including written and oral communication)?

Internet Questions

Leah Ralston

1. What kind of search engine do you use?
2. What kinds of things do you search for via search engine?
3. Do you use a smart phone to do a search or always a computer/laptop?

Kaitlin J Bosh

1. What Internet service provider do you use?
2. How much does your internet services cost per month?
3. How many hours per week do you spend on the internet?

Computer Questions

Virginia L Little

1. Do you own a computer?
2. If not, do you have access to one?
3. Where?
4. Do you have to pay? What are the rates?
5. What purpose do you use it for? (work or personal)

Comsumer Electronics Questions

Cody A Lanz

1. Do you own any type of mP3 or ipod device?
2. How often are you able to access the internet to add music to your mP3/ipod?
3. Do you own a computer?

Michael J Womacks

1. Do you listen to music? If so, where do you get your music from and what kind?
2. If you have music, what electronics do you play your music on?
3. Do you use the Internet to purchase music? If not, would you purchase more with Internet?