Determining the Views of the Secondary School Science Teachers about the Use of Social Media in Education
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Determining the Views of the Secondary School Science Teachers about the Use of Social Media in Education Mehmet Akif Haşiloğlu 1
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Hüseyin Serhan Çalhan 2 & Mehmet Erkan Ustaoğlu 3
# Springer Nature B.V. 2020
Abstract This study seeks to evaluate the use of social media in education by the science teachers in terms of its impact upon students, parents, and colleagues, relying on the method of special case study, employed in qualitative research. The data includes findings compiled through semi-structured interviews held with the participation of seven science teachers who work at secondary schools in Ağrı and its districts in Turkey. The data has been analyzed through baseline level and content analysis. The research findings reveal that the enhanced social media provides opportunities for the science teachers to contribute to the development of the students. However, teachers are reluctant to remain in contact with the students through the use of social media due to concerns over abuse and excessive use. The study further reveals that the teachers refrain from using social media because they are unable to disseminate their message to the parents properly and it raises controversies between parents and teachers. In addition, the parents disturb teachers and invade their privacy in case of social media use. A review of the constructive outcomes associated with the use of social media in communication between teachers and their colleagues shows that the colleagues use it constructively and exchange views, materials, and experiences in social media venues. Keywords Social media . Education . Secondary school . Science teacher
Introduction Advances in information and communication technologies manifest themselves in different walks of life. People from different sociocultural backgrounds have become active users and content producers for the Internet environment thanks to the adaptation of the Internet and web-based
* Mehmet Akif Haşiloğlu [email protected] Hüseyin Serhan Çalhan [email protected] Mehmet Erkan Ustaoğlu [email protected] 1
Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Faculty of Education, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, Ağrı, Turkey
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Demre Dr. Hasan Ünal Vocational High School, Office Services and Secretariat, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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Doğubayazıt Ahmedi Hani Vocational High School, Department of Marketing and Foreign Trade, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, Ağrı, Turkey
applications to mobile devices and operating systems. To this end, it is also possible to argue that individuals have become dependent upon the web 2.0-based social media environments. A growing number of people now visit social media sites for different purposes including leisure activities, sharing personal contents, chatting with friends, playing computer games, and exchanging views (Kaya and Bicen 2016; Şahin and Yağcı 2017). Social media is more prevalent among the young people and the children. An ultimate form of human communication, social media removes barriers across countries and p
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