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Pre-service teachers' perceptions of social media – A qualitative survey study in Turkey and Sweden

Ferit KARAKOYUN
Ola J. LINDBERG
Pages
334–348
Publication Date
2021-05-31
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The findings indicated that the pre-service teachers from both countries perceived social media mostly as a tool for communication and access to information and that a very few of them associated social media with education.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The purpose of this study was to investigate pre-service teachers' perceptions of social media.
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Key Findings & Data:The participants of the study included 201 pre-service teachers studying at two state universities, one in Turkey and the other in Sweden, in the spring term of the 2018-2019 academic year.
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⚙️Variables:Social media · Social networks · Pre-service teachers

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The purpose of this study was to investigate pre-service teachers' perceptions of social media. The phenomenology approach, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. The participants of the study included 201 pre-service teachers studying at two state universities, one in Turkey and the other in Sweden, in the spring term of the 2018-2019 academic year. In the study, metaphors were used to reveal pre-service teachers' perceptions of social media. The pre-service teachers were asked to fill in the following query: 'Social Media is like ……… because ………'. The collected qualitative data were analyzed by using content analysis method. The findings indicated that the pre-service teachers from both countries perceived social media mostly as a tool for communication and access to information and that a very few of them associated social media with education. In addition, it was found that pre-service teachers from Turkey had more negative perceptions of social media compared to those from Sweden. The pre-service teachers from Turkey who had negative perceptions associated social media mostly with addiction.

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KARAKOYUN, F., LINDBERG, O. J. (2021). Pre-service teachers' perceptions of social media – A qualitative survey study in Turkey and Sweden. Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, Cilt: 4 - Sayı: 2, 334–348. https://ajindex.com/articles/776102

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