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It’S Fun!” Using Students’ Voices To Understand The Impact Of School Digital Technology Integration On Their Well-Being, Daniel James Mourlam, Daniel Decino, Lisa Newland, Gabrielle Strouse
It’S Fun!” Using Students’ Voices To Understand The Impact Of School Digital Technology Integration On Their Well-Being, Daniel James Mourlam, Daniel Decino, Lisa Newland, Gabrielle Strouse
School of Education Faculty Publications
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to better understand children’s perception of their school-based educational technology use and its role in their well-being. Children (N = 23) from the Midwestern U.S. completed an interview and mapping exercise focused on the contexts and factors that impact their well-being, including schools and teachers. Phenomenological analyses of interview transcripts focused on children’s perceptions of 1) school educational technology use, and 2) the impact of school educational technology use on their well-being. Children described a variety of school educational technology experiences, which they perceived as having both positive and negative effects on their …