A Murky Business: The Ethics of Conducting Educational Research in Facebook Groups
A Murky Business: The Ethics of Conducting Educational Research in Facebook Groups
Author(s): Leigh-Anne Perryman, Tony CoughlanSubject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Higher Education
Published by: European Distance and E-Learning Network
Keywords: Distance and e-learning methodology; Facebook; Open content and resources; Social media; Tutoring, student support
Summary/Abstract: Facebook is undoubtedly the face of online social networking and remains ubiquitous. A 2011 study by Harvard University (2011) reported that 90% of four-year undergraduate college students had Facebook accounts at that time and of late there has been an upsurge in academic arguments for the more purposeful use of social media, especially Facebook, as an educational tool (Tess, 2013). Tess (2013), in his comprehensive literature review on the role of social media in higher education, asserts that ‘the ubiquity of social media is no more apparent than at the university where the technology is transforming the ways students communicate, collaborate, and learn’ but also points out that ‘empirical evidence ... has lagged in supporting the claim’.
Journal: European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Conference Proceedings
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 277-290
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
