A new report published by Grunwald Associates
and the Learning First Alliance [70] found that in
terms of support, a majority of parents believed
that mobile phones could be positive educational
tools for their children because their applications
offer engaging ways of learning, in addition to
connecting and communicating. This report
states that “when it comes to mobile devices and
education, most parents believe (completely or
somewhat) that these devices open up learning
opportunities (71 percent), benefit students’
learning (62 percent) and engage them in the
classroom (59 percent). Thirty-nine percent of
parents say that using mobile devices
supports their child’s learning regardless of the
app used.” [70].
However, Zulkefly [64] found that parents'
education level was positively related to the
monthly phone expenditure of university students