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Why (and How) Do Teachers Engage in Social Networks? An Exploratory Study of Professional Use of Facebook and Its Implications for Lifelong Learning
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Ranieri, Maria; Manca, Stefania; Fini, Antonio – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
To date, little empirical research on professional use of social network sites has been conducted, particularly with reference to groups of teachers on Facebook. The paper presents the results of two surveys addressed to the founders of five Italian Facebook groups and their members (n = 1107), with the aim of investigating mechanisms underlying…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Group Membership, Group Dynamics, Lifelong Learning