A Scale Development Study on Parents Attitudes Towards Children s Use of Information and Communication Technologies

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The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) by school-age individuals is seen as a significant problem by both teachers and parents. Investigating parents’ perceptions of this problem particularly during the pre-adolescence period of their children makes the starting point of (major the rationale of) the present study-Therefore, the aim of this research is to develop a scale that will reveal the attitudes, controls and limitations of the middle school students’ parents towards their children’s use of ICT. Following a thorough review of literature and expert opinion consultation, a scale with a total of 30 items was devised. Drawn in accordance with convenient sampling procedures, 294 parents having children at 6th and 7th grades. responded to the scale. Initial analysis of the data confirmed a three-factor scale structure (Educational Use, Controls and Limitations, Negative Effects), leading to an-18-item Likert type scale as a final version. The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of the scale was found to be 0.77. Subsequently, confirmatory factor analysis was performed for the parents of 354 students, and fit indices of the structural equation model were examined and it was observed that the items were generally acceptable with the good level of fit.

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Information Communication Technology (ICT) , Parent , Attitude , Control

Journal Of Uludag University Faculty Of Education

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Journal Of Uludag University Faculty Of Education