Education and Nation Building in Relation kids and the Use of Cell - Phones.
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Date
2014
Authors
Akanni, O.O.
Odofin, B.
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Publisher
Nigeria Journal of Sociology of Education (NJSE).
Abstract
Until recently, the primary purpose of using cell-phones was for communication and for 'business transactions. This paper therefore looked into the effects of excessive use of cellphones on kids and its implication on education and nation building. The kids as used in this paper comprises of children, teenagers and young adu Its. These are the bui Ider of the nation 101TI0ITOW and the ladder to achieving this laudable goal is qualify education. This paper discovered that excessive ancl uncensored use of cell-phones by kids had great effect on their health and academics. The paper therefore recommended that the use of cell-phones by kids should be regulated by parents, teachers and government. Furthermore, the paper opined that there is the need for promoting healthy attitudinal change towards the use of cell-phones, if nation's quest for a great and egalitarian society will be achieved.
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Scholarly Article
Keywords
Kids , Cell-phones , Education , Nation -Building , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education
Citation
ODOFIN,B..Akanni,O.& Korede,D.O.(2014).).Education and Nation Building in Relation kids and the Use of Cell - Phones. Nigeria Journal of Sociology of Education (NJSE), 8(1), 278-285