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Author
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Merchant, G.
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Year
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2012
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Publisher
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British journal of educational technology, 43(5), 770-782.
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Abstract
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The article examines the growing presence of mobile phones in everyday life and debates their role in formal education, particularly in classroom learning. It challenges the traditional view that mobile phones should be excluded from educational spaces and instead argues for a more balanced and nuanced understanding of their educational potential. The author explains that smartphones have become deeply embedded in daily social practices. They function not only as communication devices but also as symbols of social identity and capital, connecting users to the mobile internet and various digital applications. As smartphone ownership has increasingly spread among teenagers, schools have struggled to determine how these devices should be managed within educational settings.
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Language
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English