scholarly journals A Preliminary Scoping Review Study of the Progress of Social Media Adoption as an Educational Tool by Academics in Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Perez ◽  
Mairead Brady
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Pedagogical Issues ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
Scoping Study ◽  
Time Investment

This paper presents a preliminary scoping review exploring the evidence landscape regarding academic staff experiences and perceptions of social media adoption as an educational tool in higher education. The goal of this paper is to examine 10 empirical studies of social media adoption in teaching and learning by academics in preparation for a proposal for a systematic literature review. Consequently, this scoping study assisted in the development of a review protocol which established the inclusion and exclusion criteria for conducting this systematic review at a future date. This paper will present the first stage of carrying out a systematic review: planning the review and presenting the results of the scoping study. The findings of this scoping study revealed that academics are slow in adopting social media within teaching and academics that have adopted the use of social media do so primarily for sharing relevant information and resources easily with students rather than for teaching purposes. Overall, the adoption of social media as an educational tool is faced with many challenges, such as cultural resistance, pedagogical issues, lack of institutional support and time investment. The results also indicate that teaching styles, demographic factors, privacy issues and previous experience can influence academic staff’s decision to adopt social media for teaching purposes.

What about WhatsApp? A systematic review of WhatsApp and its role in civic and political engagement

First Monday ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Pang ◽  
Yue Ting Woo
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Social Media Platforms

The use of instant messaging platforms such as WhatsApp for civic and political purposes has been observed and reported to be growing faster than other social media platforms especially in recent years. Using empirical research on WhatsApp studies published from 2009 to 2019 as its corpus of data, this article systematically reviews them to provide more robust conclusions about WhatsApp and its relationship with political and/or civic engagement. This paper seeks to answer three central questions related to WhatsApp and engagement: 1) What are the motivations in using WhatsApp and how do they manifest in the use of WhatsApp as a communication tool? 2) What is the role of WhatsApp in civic and political engagement? 3) How do researchers study the use of WhatsApp in civic and political engagement? The review finds that across empirical studies, while WhatsApp is used by activists and organisational networks for mobilisation and coordinating actions, it is also used by users who draw on the affordances of the medium for informal and ‘de-politicised’ conversations. The findings contribute to the theorising of social media-mediated movements and activism and highlight methodological gaps of ongoing research on WhatsApp.

A social media adoption framework as pedagogical instruments in higher education classrooms

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-85
Author(s):  
Mostafa Hamadi ◽  
Jamal El-Den ◽  
Cherry Narumon Sriratanaviriyakul ◽  
Sami Azam
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
Pedagogical Tools ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
Thematic Review ◽  
Blackboard Learn ◽  
Standard Framework

Social Media (SM)’s use as pedagogical tools in Higher Education (HE) institutions is gaining robust momentum among researchers from different disciplines. While most universities implemented Learning Management Systems (Blackboard Learn, Moodle, etc.) as essential instruments in their teaching and learning(T&L) methods, the adoption of SM platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, etc., as in-class educational and communication tools is still in its infancy. Despite the numerous available studies on SM’s adoption as T&L instruments in HE, little has been made to develop a standard framework for SM’s integration as effective educational tool in classroom environments. This paper followed a thematic review of 19 relevant studies to analyse and identify common practices and findings on SM’s inclusion as T&L tools in HE. Subsequently, the findings formed the basis in developing a conceptual framework for SM’s integration as pedagogical tools in HE classrooms. This framework introduces SM’s adoption process as a formal educational tool, the development of SM implementation processes, and assists in understanding the influence of SM on education environments. The research outlines major findings in current literature, thereby, providing valuable insights on SM’s use in education, besides forming the basis for future quantitative and qualitative researches in this area of study.

scholarly journals Social Media Usage Patterns in Higher Education Institutions – An Empirical Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (05) ◽  
pp. 108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanka Georgieva Aleksandrova ◽  
Silvia Stoyanova Parusheva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Knowledge Process ◽  
Content Creation ◽  
Content Sharing ◽  
Usage Patterns ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Media Channels ◽  
The Impact

The main goal of this research is to identify some notable trends, opportunities and limitations regarding the application of social media in higher education based on studying the way students use social media during their education. The re-search is focused on the impact of social media on the process of learning, creation and distribution of education related content, as well as on education related communication. The target groups of the research are students in University of Economics Varna enrolled in different bachelor and master programs. An association analysis was implemented to identify the most common pat-terns regarding the application of social media in the education process. Statistical methods for testing hypothesis were used to assess the relationship between students’ specialty and derived social media patterns. The findings show that Facebook groups are а preferable social media tool for communication with colleagues, content sharing and distribution, while wikis and university Learning Management Systems (LMSs) are most used for content creation and additional learning. Some social media channels are more preferable for content creation and additional learning compared to scientific databases and e-books. Following the research results a conclusion can be drawn regarding the leading part of the students in initiating the use of social media compared to the relatively smaller role of the academic staff in this process. A medium to small relationships were discovered between students’ specialty and the application of con-tent sharing communities and forums in knowledge process with students in computer science more likely to use these social media types compared to students in economics.

scholarly journals Social media advertising efficiency on higher education programs

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-262
Author(s):  
Rebeca Cordero-Gutiérrez ◽  
Eva Lahuerta-Otero
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Private Organizations ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Measuring Efficiency ◽  
Social Advertising ◽  
Advertising Efficiency

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the different results and the level of success obtained with advertising campaigns developed on Facebook to promote postgraduate programs to create awareness and engagement. Design/methodology/approach This study combined the data envelopment analysis technique to measure advertising efficiency with multidimensional scaling (MDS) representation, thus offering alternatives for practitioners and organizations on how to evaluate social advertising performance. Findings Investments on social paid advertising are an affordable and effective way both to promote postgraduate programs and create engagement with prospective students. Facebook advertisements maximize visibility, which improves social and online positioning and encourages student recruitment. Practical implications Higher education institutions can efficiently promote their programs with a minimal social investment contributing to dissemination and engagement. Compared to other forms of traditional or digital advertising, social media ads can be efficient and affordable with wider segmentation and targeting options. Moreover, results are immediate and measurable and campaigns can be instantly modified to better suit the audience’s requirements. Originality/value This study is unique as it offers a new, alternative way of measuring efficiency, in addition to the classic ratios of payment models in digital advertising that combine clicks and impressions, on a sector where there are few empirical studies. Moreover, it can be easily applied to many other sectors in public and private organizations.

scholarly journals Systematic Review of the Job Demands and Resources of Academic Staff within Higher Education Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 268
Author(s):  
Mineshree Naidoo-Chetty ◽  
Marieta Du Plessis
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Academic Workload ◽  
Job Demands And Resources

The Higher Education sector has been through an array of changes, such as globalisation, massification, lack of job security, decolonisation and a number of technological advancements. These changes have impacted academic workload and have increased work pressure with resultant effects on family and work life balance. A review of the existing literature indicates a lack of clarity when it comes to the job demands and job resources inherent to the academic occupation. In order to determine the job demands and job resources of academics, a systematic review of empirical literature is warranted. This paper systematically reviewed empirical research published from 2014 to 2019 investigating job demands and resources based on the job demands-resources model in the higher education environment. Six articles were identified that met the criteria for inclusion. Thus, a list of quantitative, qualitative and organisational job demands as well as organisational and personal resources specific to the academic environment were identified. This will allow Higher Education Institutions to provide targeted development of job resources and mitigation of job demands for their academic employees and enable the development of specific interventions.

scholarly journals The effect of leader-member exchange on job performance of academic staff: An empirical evidence from higher education institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 1129
Author(s):  
Mehdi Duyan ◽  
Süleyman Murat Yıldız
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Team Productivity ◽  
The Relationship

Recently, the relationship between leader-member exchange and job performance has become more interesting subject among researchers. However, the literature has a paucity of empirical studies conducted in the higher education institutions; therefore, the relationship between these two variables is not clear. Hence, the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of leader-member exchange on the job performance of academic staff in higher educational institutions. The data for the study were collected from the academic staff (n=174) of five faculties of sport sciences in Turkey. The LMX-7 scale developed by Scandura and Graen (1984) was used to determine the quality of the interactions between leaders (i.e., administrators) and members (i.e., academic staff). Sigler and Pearson’s (2000) job performance scale, which is a modified version of Kirkman and Rosen’s (1999) team productivity scale, was used to measure job performance. The findings exposed a statistically significant positive effect of leader-member exchange on job performance (p<0.05).

scholarly journals Review of social science research on the impact of countermeasures against influence operations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Courchesne ◽  
Julia Ilhardt ◽  
Jacob N. Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
The Impact

Despite ongoing discussion of the need for increased regulation and oversight of social media, as well as debate over the extent to which the platforms themselves should be responsible for containing misinformation, there is little consensus on which interventions work to address the problem of influence operations and disinformation campaigns. To provide policymakers and scholars a baseline on academic evidence about the efficacy of countermeasures, the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project conducted a systematic review of research articles that aimed to estimate the impact of interventions that could reduce the impact of misinformation.

Global Citizenship and Higher Education: A Scoping Review of the Empirical Evidence

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 472-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dell Horey ◽  
Tracy Fortune ◽  
Toula Nicolacopoulos ◽  
Emiko Kashima ◽  
Bernice Mathisen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Global Citizenship Education ◽  
Educational Travel ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Conceptual Clarity ◽  
Professional Degrees

Student attainment of capabilities associated with global citizenship remains a priority for higher education institutions. We report on a scoping review of empirical studies to explore how global citizenship is understood and enacted in higher education. The 29 included studies span the arts, psychology and social sciences, professional degrees, purpose-designed global citizenship courses, and community development, service, and educational travel programs. Notwithstanding considerable diversity in study aims, methodology, and how global citizenship was described, we were able to discern an overarching framework to describe the theoretical contributions to global citizenship education. Our findings contribute to building conceptual clarity both for educators charged with developing curricula and for higher education researchers seeking to explore and evaluate the outcomes of global citizenship education.

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