The Feasibility and Acceptance of Social Media Interventions in Higher Education Classrooms of Developing Nations with Special Reference to India

Autor/inn/en	Vivakaran, Mangala Vadivu; Maraimalai, Neelamalar
Titel	The Feasibility and Acceptance of Social Media Interventions in Higher Education Classrooms of Developing Nations with Special Reference to India
Quelle	In: Contemporary Educational Technology, 9 (2018) 3, S.284-296 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1309-517X
Schlagwörter	Social Media; Intervention; Foreign Countries; Regression (Statistics); Higher Education; Developing Nations; Teacher Student Relationship; Cooperation; Social Networks; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Computer Attitudes; Influence of Technology; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; Surveys; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Ausland; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Indien
Abstract	Computers, during its entry into the academic domain, were forecasted to revolutionize the entire educational system across the globe. At present, similar expectations have been encircling the social media technologies. Many researchers claim that social media, when introduced in higher education environments, tend to enhance the students' learning experience by facilitating heightened levels of instructor-student interactions, peer learner support and learners' collaboration. Though social media is claimed to take the higher education learning to the next level, it is crucial to identify the readiness and proficiency of the instructors who play the main role in efficiently implementing these technologies in their classrooms. Especially, instructors belonging to the institutions present in developing nations are less likely to have proper access to some of the basic facilities (such as power supply or internet connectivity) required for social media integration. Hence, the present study aims at identifying the feasibility of introducing social media aids to the higher education classrooms present in Tamil Nadu--one among the eight Indian states having the highest number of colleges in the Nation. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Contemporary Educational Technology. Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Yunus Emre Campus, Eskisehir 26470, Turkey. e-mail: editor@cedtech.net; Web site: http://www.cedtech.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01