How Critical Thinking is Taught in Qatari Independent Schools’ Social Studies Classrooms: Teachers’ Perspectives

Abstract

This paper investigates the motives behind Turkish students' mobile phone usage. The random sample consisted of 328 mobile phone users. A principle component factor analysis was run to determine the potential groupings of the 26 gratifications items of mobile phone use. Varimax rotation was used to better account for expected correlations among potential factors. The study led to the identification of four user motives. Sociability/reassurance and relaxation are found to be the strongest motives in predicting the use of mobile phones, followed by a weak status/fashion and innovation motive. The age, previous experience with mobile phones and the brand are found to be important in determining the level of usage. Finally, younger students - age 20 to 22 - are more likely to use mobile phones for short messaging (average 62 SMS per day), while students 29 years and older use the mobile phone more for transmitting voice in everyday life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Global Media Journal: Mediterranean Edition is the property of Global Media Journal: Mediterranean Edition and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)