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Students' Privacy Concerns on the Use of Social Media in Higher Education

Students' Privacy Concerns on the Use of Social Media in Higher Education

Laura Aymerich-Franch, Maddalena Fedele
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781466661141|ISBN10: 1466661143|EISBN13: 9781466661158
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6114-1.ch065
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Aymerich-Franch, Laura, and Maddalena Fedele. "Students' Privacy Concerns on the Use of Social Media in Higher Education." Digital Arts and Entertainment: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 1327-1348. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6114-1.ch065

APA

Aymerich-Franch, L. & Fedele, M. (2014). Students' Privacy Concerns on the Use of Social Media in Higher Education. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Digital Arts and Entertainment: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1327-1348). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6114-1.ch065

Chicago

Aymerich-Franch, Laura, and Maddalena Fedele. "Students' Privacy Concerns on the Use of Social Media in Higher Education." In Digital Arts and Entertainment: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1327-1348. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6114-1.ch065

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Abstract

Social media is principally used by students in the private sphere. However, its implementation for educational purposes in higher education is rapidly expanding. This chapter looks into undergraduate students' perceptions of using social media in the university context. In particular, it examines students' privacy concerns regarding faculty use of social networks to support classroom work and video calling or online chats to meet for work discussion. Two-hundred-forty-four undergraduate students completed a survey and four focus groups were carried out. The results reveal that although students generally accept using social media in the instructional arena, privacy concerns can easily emerge. Educational institutions are encouraged to take these concerns seriously. Using applications specifically created for learning purposes and developing some guidelines for a correct implementation of these resources for the faculty to follow might contribute to alleviate these concerns.

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