In April 2024, the school mobile phone ban came into effect in Aotearoa New Zealand. We invite students and educators to share their experiences since the change. Has school life improved? Stayed the same? Or become more challenging?
Our survey asks a variety of questions about your experiences at school, in your classes, with your peers/students, about the learning environment, and how the phone ban is being handled at your school. It takes about 20-30 minutes to complete.
STUDENTS
If you are in Years 9 – 13 and attend a secondary school in Aotearoa New Zealand, you can take this survey! But you will need to get parental consent. It’s easy – just send this website to your parents/caregivers and ask them to click the “I’m a parent/caregiver” button below.
EDUCATORS
You can head straight to the educator info page and survey. Click the “I’m an Educator” button below.
PARENTS/CAREGIVERS
Click the “I’m a Parent/Caregiver” button below to read more about the survey and give consent for your child’s participation.
All students and educators who complete the survey can enter a prize draw for one of ten $50 gift vouchers!
About the Study
This research aims to better understand students’ and educators' perspectives on the school mobile phone ban.
How do you feel the mobile phone ban is working in your school?
What types of changes, if any, have you noticed at your school since the mobile phone ban?
The team leading this research are from the University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, and includes Dr Myron Friesen, Dr Cara Swit, Dr Megan Gath, Kaylie Maw (Child and Family Psychology Masters student), and Ella Bennett (Child and Family Psychology Masters student).
- For students, this study explores how you feel about the mobile phone ban and how these feelings may influence your school experiences, sense of belonging, and wellbeing at school.
- For educators, this study explores how you feel about the mobile phone ban, how it is being implemented in your school, your confidence enforcing it, and your perceptions of how the mobile phone ban has influenced student outcomes and student-educator relationships.
The insights gained from this research are intended to contribute to our understanding of how policy on digital technology in education influences the lived experiences of students and educators.
