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http://dx.doi.org/10.9708/jksci.2013.18.11.255

Analyses on Attitudes to Smart Education-related Variables Based on Parents' Age, Levels of Education and Income  

Kim, Jae-Hoon (Dept. of Educational Technology, Konkuk University)
Park, Young-Ran (Dept. of Educational Technology, Konkuk University)
Lim, Keol (Dept. of Educational Technology, Konkuk University)
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Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information / v.18, no.11, 2013 , pp. 255-264 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research was conducted to analyze parents' attitudes on the issues related to the Smart Education Initiative Korea. The questions included the usefulness of major digital tools for educational purposes, knowledge on the Smart Education, necessity for better educational methods, and Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) policy. A total of 432 response cases from the parents were analyzed considering the parents' age, academic level, and income. As a result, parents regarded desktop PCs as more effective tools for learning when compared to tablet PCs. Meanwhile, mobile devices and SNSs were hardly considered as instructional tools. Second, familarity and understanding of the Smart Education were proportional to household income and mothers' education levels. Third, parents needed for the change in educational methods and agreed with the importance of students' self-regulated learning, collaboration, inquiry ability and creativity. Fourth, regarding BYOD, parents were willing to buy devices with a reasonable price. In conclusion, it is required to reflect the results of the study when implementing the Smart Education throughout the nation.
Keywords
Smart education; Parents' attitudes; Socio-economic status;
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