Perceptions of Principals and Teachers regarding Students’ Mobile Phone use in Higher Secondary Schools of District Swabi

Mr. Kifayat Ullah; Mr. Fazal Hayat; Dr. Muhabat Khan

doi:10.36902/rjsser-vol2-iss2-2021(281-287)

Mr. Kifayat Ullah Subject Specialist, GHHS, Kalu Khan, Swabi
Mr. Fazal Hayat Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Loralai, Balochistan
Dr. Muhabat Khan Assistant Professor, Department of Education University of Loralai, Balochistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36902/rjsser-vol2-iss2-2021(281-287)

Keywords: Perceptions, Mobile Phone, Principals, Subject Specialist, Secondary School Teacher

Abstract

The present study was sought to explore the perceptions of principals and teachers regarding students' mobile phone use in higher secondary schools of District Swabi. The objectives of the study were to explore the perceptions of principals and teachers regarding the use of mobile phones. The population of the study comprises all of the Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population of the study consisted of all of the Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The sample size comprises 100 subject specialists, 76 secondary school teachers, and 19 principals randomly selected from 19 Government Higher Secondary Schools of District Swabi. The research instrument for data collection was a closed-ended Questionnaire containing 10 items on the Likert scale. The collected data were analyzed through different statistical tools like mean, standard deviation, and chi-square. The findings of the study concluded that the majority of the respondents were against the use of mobile phones during school.