Acceptability of Social Media Use in Out-of-Class Faculty-Student Engagement

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Author(s): Joyce W. Njoroge (Drake University, USA), Diana Reed (Drake University, USA), Inchul Suh (Drake University, USA)and Troy J. Strader (Drake University, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 20
Source title: Student Engagement and Participation: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2584-4.ch037

Keywords: Curriculum Development and Instructional Design / Education / Information Science Reference / Instructional Design

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In this exploratory study, higher education faculty perceptions regarding acceptability of social media use for out-of-class student engagement are identified. Hypotheses are developed and tested using a survey to address the impact of factors such as awareness, faculty/student relationship status, gender, academic discipline, and rank on faculty attitudes toward out-of-class social media use for student engagement. Findings indicate that faculty members are aware of social media, but use varies. Overall, they do not view social media as an important part of out-of-class engagement, but it is viewed as more acceptable for engagement with former students. In addition, faculty from Marketing and Communications disciplines and Associate/Full Professors perceive social media use to be more acceptable for student engagement when compared with their colleagues from other disciplines and lower ranks. Implications and conclusions are discussed for development of university social media usage policies and directions for future research.

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