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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Students' Participation in Social Networking Sites: Implications for Social Work Education
Mukherjee, Dhrubodhi; Clark, Janet
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, v32 n2 p161-173 2012
Social work students have few guidelines to help them evaluate the implication of their posted information on Internet-based social networking sites (SNSs). There is a national trend among employers of human services to cross-check publicly available online information on applicants. Based on data from a survey of 105 baccalaureate and master's social work students at a Midwestern university, this study explored students' perspectives on problematic information on SNSs. The majority reported that they had posted information on SNSs that they would not want their prospective employers to cross-check. Students offered a wide range of opinions, attitudes, and characteristics that contribute to the assessment of the risks that information they post on SNSs pose for their profession. The purpose of this study is to stimulate a conversation among social work educators on how to inculcate awareness and training of students on the ethical implications of SNS participation and to discuss directions for future research. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Human Services, Social Work, Guidelines, Student Participation, Internet, Surveys, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Employment, Personnel Selection, Student Attitudes, Risk, Ethics, Social Networks, Profiles
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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