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Unravelling the Social Network: Theory and Research
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Merchant, Guy – Learning, Media and Technology, 2012
Despite the widespread popularity of social networking sites (SNSs) amongst children and young people in compulsory education, relatively little scholarly work has explored the fundamental issues at stake. This paper makes an original contribution to the field by locating the study of this online activity within the broader terrain of social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Compulsory Education, Social Environment, Research Needs
When Talking Less Is More: Exploring Outcomes of "Twitter" Usage in the Large-Lecture Hall
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Elavsky, C. Michael; Mislan, Cristina; Elavsky, Steriani – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
This article employs a mixed-method approach to examine the outcomes produced by using "Twitter" in a large-lecture course as a means to assess the pedagogical impact and potential of "Twitter's" contribution to large-lecture course dynamics. In doing so, it seeks also to explore the broader relationship between methodologies and outcomes.…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Lecture Method, Social Change, Sociocultural Patterns
Making Dutch Pupils Media Conscious: Preadolescents' Self-Assessment of Possible Media Risks and the Need for Media Education
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Kuter-Luks, Theresa; Heuvelman, Ard; Peters, Oscar – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
Despite clear European and Dutch policies about media education, there is currently no media education curriculum in Dutch schools. A survey among preadolescents (n = 257) in six primary schools in the Netherlands included questions regarding media access, fears, risks, parental mediation of television and the internet, and the need for media…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Journalism Education, Preadolescents, Risk