ERIC Number: EJ1145257
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1548-1093
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The Parental Perspective over the Use of iPads in Primary and Middle Years of Schooling: Issues for Pedagogical and Policy Debates
Ismail, Abdullah; Cashin, Anthony
International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, v12 n3 p34-46 2017
Apple's iPad and other forms of tablet are reportedly gaining increasing popularity within the academic premises. Most of the published research on this topic has highly admired the positive role and impact of iPads on teaching and learning practices, as if an exogenous technological induction in any local context would essentially revolutionize and transform the whole educational paradigm; however, some recent publications also highlight the parental and policy-makers' concerns over the undesired consequences of technological obsession in educational development. The current study aims at bringing a balanced view on this crucially important topic. The study employs mixed methods research and it uses Ajman Academy, a renowned K-12 institution in the United Arab Emirates, as a case study. This research concludes that due to the relative immaturity of these young children, they cannot be left alone to make their own technological choices. Hence, adopting an over-ambitious approach in terms of technological adoption, without properly understanding the nuances and complexities of a local context; may possibly put these children in a vulnerable situation, and thus likely exposed to many unintended and undesired consequences.
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Mixed Methods Research, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Arab Emirates
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