Seeing Google through the Eyes of Turkish Academicians

Autor/inn/en	Alakurt, Turgay; Bardakci, Salih
Titel	Seeing Google through the Eyes of Turkish Academicians
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 18 (2017) 3, Artikel 7 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-6488
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Educational Technology; Online Systems; Online Vendors; Online Surveys; Qualitative Research; Questionnaires; Figurative Language; Information Sources; Access to Information; Barriers; College Faculty; Technology Uses in Education; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Unterrichtsmedien; Online; Online-Angebot; Qualitative Forschung; Fragebogen; Information source; Informationsquelle; Fakultät; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Türkei
Abstract	With its new variety of IT products and services created in the last decade for students, teachers and schools, Google has changed the face of education. Google technologies that can be used completely free of charge via a single account in any device offer innovative alternatives to meet the needs of education. These technologies also help continuously improve digital competencies of students and teachers. On the other hand, criticisms against the monopolization of the company as well as its privacy and transparency policies have been increasing. In the light of these developments, the current study aims to examine academicians' metaphorical perceptions related to Google. The study was designed based on metaphorical analysis as a method of qualitative research. The study group was comprised of academicians working at education faculties of four state universities located in the middle west of Turkey. The data were collected through a closed web-based questionnaire consisting of open-ended questions. Results revealed that large majority of the academicians have a positive perception of Google. A group of participants also views it as a threat. Results offer important insights about the academicians' perceptions of Google and how and why they make use of Google products. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Anadolu University. Office of the Rector, Eskisehir, 26470, Turkey. Tel: +90-222-335-34-53; Fax: +90-222-335-34-86; e-mail: rektor@anadolu.edu.tr; e-mail: TOJDE@anadolu.edu.tr; Web site: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01