To use or not to use? Social media in higher education in developing countries.
This research is a response to the universal use of social media by students for academic-related purposes. It bridges a gap in knowledge in relation to the value and use of social media as effective teaching and learning tool in higher education in developing countries. A pre-tested questionnaire s...
| Publicado en: | Computers in Human Behavior Vol. 58; pp. 296 - 306 |
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Elsevier B.V.
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=113508477&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 113508477 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 07475632 JC4 jtl: Computers in Human Behavior issn: 07475632 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: May2016 vid: 58 pid: 2410 pub: Elsevier B.V. artinfo: ui: 113508477 10.1016/j.chb.2016.01.002 ppf: 296 ppct: 10 formats: tig: atl: To use or not to use? Social media in higher education in developing countries. aug: au: Sobaih, Abu Elnasr E. Moustafa, Mohamed A. Ghandforoush, Parvis Khan, Mahmood affil: Hotel Management Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, Northern Virginia Centre, Falls Church, VA, USA su: Egypt College teachers Interviewing Teaching methods Social media Questionnaires Surveys sug: subj: College teachers Interviewing Teaching methods Social media Egypt Questionnaires Surveys keyword: Higher education Informal scholarly communication Mobile learning Social learning Social networking sites (SNSs) Higher education Informal scholarly communication Mobile learning Social learning Social networking sites (SNSs) ab: This research is a response to the universal use of social media by students for academic-related purposes. It bridges a gap in knowledge in relation to the value and use of social media as effective teaching and learning tool in higher education in developing countries. A pre-tested questionnaire survey was self-administered to faculty members in the eight public Egyptian higher institutions offering tourism and hotel management programs. The results showed that social media have a great value for academic-related purposes, particularly as teaching and learning tool; however, the actual use by faculty was at a minimal level. In-depth interviews were conducted to identify the perils, barriers and concerns for the minimal use. Several barriers were identified with some specific to developing countries' context. Nonetheless, there was consensus by faculty that if these barriers were overcome, social media could be developed as an innovative and effective tool for teaching and learning. Implications for researchers and policy makers are discussed. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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