ERIC Number: EJ1086653
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
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Prospective English Language Teachers' Experiences in Facebook: Adoption, Use and Educational Use in Turkish Context
Balcikanli, Cem
International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, v11 n3 p82-99 2015
There has been an increasing attention given to the role of social networking in educational settings. Teacher education is not an exception to this, for teacher education is approaching social media on two fronts: a) application to enhance learning in the process of teacher preparation or professional development b) applications in classrooms where teachers are expected to use social media with learners. The study set out to investigate whether Prospective English Language Teachers' (PELTs) Facebook adoption processes had an impact on their educational use of Facebook and whether PELTs' purposes of Facebook use had an impact on the educational use of Facebook. The findings revealed that there was a significant and positive relationship between "Facebook adoption" and "educational use of Facebook". Likewise, "purposes of Facebook users" were found to be positively associated with "educational use of Facebook". "Facebook adoption" had a relatively significant effect on "educational use of Facebook", while "Purposes of Facebook usage" had a relatively low effect on "the educational use of Facebook". Subsequent to a one semester-experience on Facebook, the student teachers seemed to feel that social networking should be employed in their learning contexts because it offers more interesting learning experiences.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Teachers, Social Networks, Social Media, Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Technology Uses in Education, Student Attitudes, Positive Attitudes, Models, Predictor Variables, Demography, Student Characteristics, Student Role, Measures (Individuals), Reliability, Statistical Analysis, Computer Software, Multiple Regression Analysis, Structural Equation Models, Student Teachers, Qualitative Research, Semi Structured Interviews
International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology. University of the West Indies Open Campus, Dave Hill, St. Michael BB11000, Barbados. Tel: 868-663-9021; Fax: 868-645-9741; Web site: http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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