Educational Computer Use in Leisure Contexts: A Phenomenological Study of Adolescents' Experiences at Internet Cafes

Autor/in	Cilesiz, Sebnem
Titel	Educational Computer Use in Leisure Contexts: A Phenomenological Study of Adolescents' Experiences at Internet Cafes
Quelle	In: American Educational Research Journal, 46 (2009) 1, S.232-274 (43 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-8312
DOI	10.3102/0002831208323938
Schlagwörter	Adolescent Development; Informal Education; Leisure Time; Computer Mediated Communication; Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Internet; Phenomenology; Social Environment; Interviews; High School Students; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Freizeit; Computerkonferenz; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ausland; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Soziales Umfeld; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Türkei
Abstract	Computer use is a widespread leisure activity for adolescents. Leisure contexts, such as Internet cafes, constitute specific social environments for computer use and may hold significant educational potential. This article reports a phenomenological study of adolescents' experiences of educational computer use at Internet cafes in Turkey. The purposes of the study were to understand and describe the phenomenon in depth and arrive at the essence of adolescents' experiences with the phenomenon. Data were collected through series of in-depth phenomenological interviews with six adolescents and analyzed using phenomenal analysis. The results include potential benefits of Internet cafes as specific social leisure contexts of educational computer use for adolescent development. Implications for designing and studying computer-based informal learning environments are presented. (Contains 1 table and 13 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10