E-posta Kullanımı: Bir Alışkanlıktan Çok Daha Fazlası!

Abstract

Email is one of the most widely used communication tools today. Many users have multiple email accounts for different usage purposes such as internet banking and social media profile. That makes email an indispensable part of Internet experience. The aims of this study are twofold. First, because email communication is influenced by cultural context, it examines the preferred communication ways and email usage habits of preservice teachers. Email usage contributes to communication and teaching processes in many areas. In the scope of the research, secondly, preservice teachers’ e-mail usage habits were examined in terms of three dependent variables based on active/passive self-reporting: online privacy concern, online information searching strategies and satisfaction with life. The results showed that face-to-face conversations are the most preferred method of communication of students to communicate with both other students and academic staff. Despite that academic staffs prefer primarily the email to communicate with students. Active email users began to use email at an earlier age and smartphones are the most commonly used device for checking emails for both active and passive email users. The research results indicate a significant difference in favor of active email users concerning their scores in online search strategies.