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Narratives of Students about the Role of Social Networking Sites in Higher Education Institutes

Organization Theory Review

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Title Narratives of Students about the Role of Social Networking Sites in Higher Education Institutes
 
Creator Sidra Saeed
Iqra Saeed
Dr. Warda Gul
 
Subject higher education
learning
social interaction
social networking sites (SNS)
 
Description Social Networking Sites (SNS) such as Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, blogs, Twitter and other educational sites have become an essential part of daily routine at the tertiary level of education. The purpose of this study is to investigate how SNS enable social interaction as well as sharing of knowledge among students. Hence, this study explored students’ perception of educational activities conducted via SNS and their experience of using SNS in higher institutes. The study adopted a qualitative approach and focused on interpreting students’ narratives regarding the use of SNS in higher education. For this purpose, in depth interviews and focus group discussions were conducted from university students. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data generated from the narratives of the participants. The findings showed that SNS plays an important role in distance education as they help students to attend online lectures delivered from the online forums of various universities. Students use SNS for various learning purposes, such as to access online libraries, e-learning, to download e-books and to find research articles from various authentic sites.
 
Publisher School of Professional Advancement, University of Management & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
 
Date 2018-12-31
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/OTR/article/view/526
10.32350/OTR.0202.05
 
Source Organization Theory Review; Vol 2 No 2 (2018): Fall 2018; 84-100
2221-2876
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/OTR/article/view/526/388