Social Network Sites as Community Building Tools in Educational Networking

2021 ◽  
pp. 76-143
Author(s):  
Salvatore Nizzolino ◽  
Agustí Canals
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Community Of Inquiry ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Compliance Requirements ◽  
Educational Trend ◽  
Community Of Inquiry Framework

This chapter discusses the educational context of social network sites (SNSs) and the manner in which they are adopted as Europeanization tools to develop the main EU education priorities. The Erasmus + (E+) context, articulated on networks of education bodies, denotes a promising ground to investigate social and digital trends emerging within institutionalized education communities. The research approach counts on a sample of 518 organizations aligned to a set of standards regulated within the institutionalized networking frame of the E+ program. Due to the compliance requirements of E+ guidelines, this chapter proposes a theoretical juxtaposition of the community of inquiry framework and the E+ framework. Final results show an EU educational trend verging to informal affordances and non-formal education features.

Social Network Sites as Community Building Tools in Educational Networking

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 132-167
Author(s):  
Salvatore Nizzolino ◽  
Agustí Canals
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Community Of Inquiry ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Compliance Requirements ◽  
Educational Trend ◽  
Community Of Inquiry Framework

This paper discusses the educational context of social network sites (SNSs) and the manner in which they are adopted as Europeanization tools to develop the main EU education priorities. The Erasmus + (E+) context, articulated on networks of education bodies, denotes a promising ground to investigate social and digital trends emerging within institutionalized education communities. The research approach counts on a sample of 518 organizations aligned to a set of standards regulated within the institutionalized networking frame of the E+ program. Due to the compliance requirements of E+ guidelines, this work proposes a theoretical juxtaposition of the Community of Inquiry framework and the E+ framework. Final results show an EU educational trend verging to informal affordances and non-formal education features.

scholarly journals Creating Community in EdD Programs during COVID-19: Challenges, Strategies, and Opportunities

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Alyson Adams ◽  
Gage Jeter
Keyword(s):  
Learning Communities ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Community Of Inquiry ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Building Community ◽  
Community Of Inquiry Framework

Building community in online EdD programs can be a challenge, and the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of doing so. In this essay, we will situate community building within the larger Community of Inquiry framework and focus on the element of social presence. By understanding more about the various aspects of social presence, faculty who design and deliver online programs can build stronger learning communities with and for their EdD students.

When SNS use Doesn't Trigger e-Participation

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wairagala Wakabi ◽  
Åke Grönlund
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Civic Skills ◽  
Interest Organizations ◽  
Western Democracies

Numerous scholars have concluded that there is a correlation between use of social network sites (SNS), particularly for news and information acquisition or community building, and the likelihood for e-Participation. This paper examines how the use of Facebook affects the participative behaviours of individuals active in political and interest organizations and those not active in organized politics. Through focus group discussions involving 56 Ugandans, we conclude that in low internet use, authoritarian contexts, the Civic Voluntarism Model and the benefits Facebook brings to participation in Western democracies are turned on their head. Besides overwhelming detachment from politics, even for politically-inclined citizens, low belief in citizens' online actions influencing change and fear of reprisals for criticizing an authoritarian president in power for 29 years, severely dulled the appetite for e-Participation. This high cost of participation means Facebook is growing citizens' civic skills but it is hardly increasing online participation even for politically interested citizens.

A re-examination of the community of inquiry framework: Social network and content analysis

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 10-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Shea ◽  
Suzanne Hayes ◽  
Jason Vickers ◽  
Mary Gozza-Cohen ◽  
Sedef Uzuner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Community Of Inquiry ◽  
Community Of Inquiry Framework

When SNS Use Doesn't Trigger E-Participation

2019 ◽  
pp. 1125-1142
Author(s):  
Wairagala Wakabi ◽  
Åke Grönlund
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Civic Skills ◽  
Interest Organizations ◽  
Western Democracies

Numerous scholars have concluded that there is a correlation between use of social network sites (SNS), particularly for news and information acquisition or community building, and the likelihood for e-Participation. This paper examines how the use of Facebook affects the participative behaviours of individuals active in political and interest organizations and those not active in organized politics. Through focus group discussions involving 56 Ugandans, we conclude that in low internet use, authoritarian contexts, the Civic Voluntarism Model and the benefits Facebook brings to participation in Western democracies are turned on their head. Besides overwhelming detachment from politics, even for politically-inclined citizens, low belief in citizens' online actions influencing change and fear of reprisals for criticizing an authoritarian president in power for 29 years, severely dulled the appetite for e-Participation. This high cost of participation means Facebook is growing citizens' civic skills but it is hardly increasing online participation even for politically interested citizens.

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