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Investigation of Vocational High School Students 'Views on Smart Phone Use: A Case Study

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  • Ezgi Pelin Yildiz
  • Ay?e Alkan

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The most preferred tools of technology today are internet and smart phones. Nowadays, these two tools offer numerous services and facilities to humanity in many areas. Accessing technology at any time, having a pleasant time, interacting without the limitations of face to face communication are some of them. That is why; individuals have become unable to live without internet and smartphones. Especially the rapid developments in information and communication technologies, internet and social media media, which is among the means of access to smart phones among university students and has made widespread use. In this context, a case study was conducted in order to examine the opinions of the students about the use of smart phones in Vocational High School students. For this purpose, the students' opinions were taken with a structured interview form. The questions in the interview form were developed by the researchers by conducting a comprehensive literature review. Expert opinion was consulted in the preparation of the interview form. The experts evaluated the suitability of the questions in terms of scope and language. The study group consisted of 10 students from the Department of Computer Programming and Computer Technology of Kafkas University. It is foreseen that the results of the research can lead to future scientific studies.

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  • Ezgi Pelin Yildiz & Ay?e Alkan, 2019. "Investigation of Vocational High School Students 'Views on Smart Phone Use: A Case Study," Higher Education Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(3), pages 45-51, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:ibn:hesjnl:v:9:y:2019:i:3:p:45-51
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    Keywords

    smartphone; Vocational High School Students; case study;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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