%0 Journal Article
%T Students¡¯ views about computer use: Interviews with 8th graders
%A Sami £¿ahin
%A Ay£¿e Alkan
%J International Journal of Human Sciences
%D 2011
%I International Journal of Human Sciences
%X We aimed to explore 8th grade students¡¯ computer use in this research. We carried out the research at Ya ar Do u Elementary School in Kavak, a district of Samsun province in Turkey. We implemented semi-structured interviews to collect the data. We selected our sample from among volunteers of 3 different classes, striving to select students with different characteristics. Our study group consisted of 3 girls and 4 boys. We recorded interviews with a video camera. We found that students have Internet access in the home; they learn to use computers from their family members and relatives; they think computers positively affect their social lives; they mostly use computers on recreational days; they mostly use computers for fun, although they also do homework and online assignments with computers and the Internet; they do not follow any electronic media or publications; and they think that only their mothers lack knowledge about computers among the family members.
%K Elementary students
%K computer use
%U http://www.insanbilimleri.com/ojs/index.php/uib/article/view/1582/728