A Study of Usage of Mobile Phone by Faculty in College Premises, Lucknow

Abstract

As the use of mobile phones has proliferated in academic settings in recent years, new challenges are faced by institutions of higher education and their faculties. The research was carried out using questionnaires distributed to 32 faculty of various private and Government College and institution. The Schedule collected demographic information about the respondents, age, gender, cost of mobile phone, annual family income, type of college in which they are serving, usage of phone to during class and perception of faculty to allows students to pick calls during class. Research has resulted that respondent reported strong perceptions of mobile phones as a classroom distraction in teaching and learning environment.