Insights on the Use of Facebook in Educational Context
Insights on the Use of Facebook in Educational Context

a Systematic Review (2015-2018)

Summary/Abstract: Despite its overwhelming popularity as the leading social network site in the past fewyears, the educational value that Facebook provides has not been fully determined, andresults are still contradictory. Moreover, systematic reviews about the educational usage of Facebook are still lacking some aspects. This article provides a critical overview of theinternational studies focusing on Facebook as educational environment, carried out in orderto examine if and how this popular social network may contribute to teaching and learningwithin formal education. The authors conducted a comprehensive search that identified 43relevant articles, subsequently analysed according to a list of guidelines created especiallyfor this study. Thus, only empirical studies published between 2015 and 2018 in peerreviewed journals have been considered for this review. The studies included present theways in which Facebook can be used in education, and focuses on the perception of pupils,students and teachers in this respect. Overall, our study found that Facebook is partiallyimplemented in education, depending on the subject taught. Finally we provide suggestionsand indications for future research.

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