Cyberloafing Behavior in Teachers: Diyarbakır Province Example
Cyberloafing Behavior in Teachers: Diyarbakır Province Example

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this research is to examine teachers' cyberloafing behaviors. The universe of the research consists of teachers working in public schools in the central districts of Diyarbakır (Kayapınar, Sur, Yenişehir and Bağlar) in Türkiye. 367 teachers selected by a simple random method were included in the sample of the study. Explanatory sequential mixed method, which is one of the mixed method designs, was used in the research. In the quantitative part of the research, the “Virtual Loafing Scale” was used within the scope of the general screening model. In the qualitative part, the phenomenology design, which is one of the qualitative research designs, was used.According to the results of the research, teachers' cyberloafing behavior is at sometimes level. “Sometimes” corresponds to “moderate” level in the five-point likert type scale. A significant difference was found between cyberloafing behavior and the frequency of daily internet usage, they were the most accessed tool and age variables. In the qualitative part, the source of the significant difference was determined according to the opinions of the teachers. Accordingly, the source of the significant differences in the frequency of daily internet usage are; technology and internet addictions, virtual socialization habits, internet usage skills and self-improvement efforts. The source of the significant differences in the variable of the vehicle most accessed to the internet are the ease of transport, ease of usage and functionality. The source of the differences in the age variable are adaptation to technological developments, generation gap, work ethics and lifestyle.

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