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Housiaux, Andrew – Phi Delta Kappan, 2020
Parents and teachers alike express concern about how much time teenagers spend on their cell phones today, but what do the teenagers themselves think? Andrew Housiaux, a philosophy teacher at a boarding school in Massachusetts, asked his students to give up their cell phones for three days and write about the experience. Their reflections showed…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Time on Task, Addictive Behavior
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Roditis, Maria; Lee, Joann; Halpern-Felsher, Bonnie L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Purpose: Despite evidence that adolescents become addicted to nicotine even after limited use, adolescents believe they can experiment with or smoke cigarettes for a few years and easily quit. The goal of this study was to examine adolescents' understanding of the definition and process of nicotine addiction using a mixed-methods approach. Method:…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Misconceptions, Risk, Smoking
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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