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University Students' Internet Addiction Status and Relationship to Their Perceptions of Internet
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Koc, Mustafa; Tanrikulu, Cagri – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2021
Intense Internet use, which disrupts people's daily routine responsibilities and disrupts the quality of life, points to the problem of Internet addiction (IA). This problem is more common among youngsters. Especially university students who move away from family surveillance and have more access to the Internet are in the high risk group.…
Descriptors: Internet, Addictive Behavior, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
Perception of Social Media in Secondary Students
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Gedik, Hatice; Cosar, Hamide Akbas – International Education Studies, 2020
Communication has always been a basic need for human beings throughout the history. The Internet, which became widespread in the late 20th century, provided new and improved opportunities in communication. Social media, one of these communication opportunities, has become an indispensable means of communication. The aim of the current research is…
Descriptors: Social Media, Student Attitudes, Middle School Students, Foreign Countries
Development of a Scale for University Students' Facebook Use Purposes and an Examination in Terms of Their Facebook Use Profiles
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Fidan, Mustafa – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2019
The purposes of this study are to: (1) develop a valid and reliable scale for measuring university students' Facebook use purposes (FbUPs), and (2) investigate their FbUPs in terms of the variables of gender, Fb friend number, and use frequency as the indicators of Fb use profile. A total of 1098 students participated in the study from a…
Descriptors: Social Media, College Students, Profiles, Universities
Digital Reading Habits of Pre-Service Turkish Language Teachers
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Maden, Sedat – South African Journal of Education, 2018
The present study aimed to determine the digital reading habits of pre-service Turkish language teachers. The study was conducted with relational screening model. The study sample included pre-service Turkish language teachers (n = 140) who were faculty of education students at a state university. To determine the digital reading habits of…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Turkish, Language Teachers, Preservice Teachers
Positive and Negative Aspects of Using Social Networks in Higher Education: A Focus Group Study
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Vural, Ömer Faruk – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
Social Networking Sites (SNS) have become popular among students and faculties, especially for all young population. SNSs are a relatively new technology, and little research has been conducted on the beliefs of the teacher candidates about using Social Network as an instructional tool. The study was conducted to find out for what purposes…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Focus Groups, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education
Emergence of Virtual Communities as Means of Communication: A Case Study on Virtual Health Care Communities
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Argan, Mehpare Tokay; Argan, Metin; Suher, Idil K. – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2011
Like in all areas, virtual communities make their presence felt in the area of healthcare too. Virtual communities play an important role in healthcare in terms of gathering information on healthcare, sharing of personal interests and providing social support. Virtual communities provide a way for a group of peers to communicate with each other.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Support Groups, Marketing, Content Analysis