TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of online social networking on learning
T2 - A social integration perspective
AU - Tian, Stella Wen
AU - Yu, Angela Yan
AU - Vogel, Douglas
AU - Kwok, Ron Chi-Wai
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - Relying on social integration theory, this paper develops a conceptual model to explain how college students' online social networking (i.e., using Facebook) influences their social and academic social integration, and learning outcomes. Several rounds of focus group discussions were conducted to explore college students' current online social networking experience and their attitude toward using Facebook for education. Our findings indicate that students' online social networking is straightforwardly influential to their social learning, while its influence on the academic learning might be realised through a gradual and longitudinal process. Copyright © 2011 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
AB - Relying on social integration theory, this paper develops a conceptual model to explain how college students' online social networking (i.e., using Facebook) influences their social and academic social integration, and learning outcomes. Several rounds of focus group discussions were conducted to explore college students' current online social networking experience and their attitude toward using Facebook for education. Our findings indicate that students' online social networking is straightforwardly influential to their social learning, while its influence on the academic learning might be realised through a gradual and longitudinal process. Copyright © 2011 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
KW - Academic integration
KW - Facebook
KW - Learning outcomes
KW - Online social network
KW - Social integration
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U2 - 10.1504/IJNVO.2011.039999
DO - 10.1504/IJNVO.2011.039999
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 1470-9503
VL - 8
SP - 264
EP - 280
JO - International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations
JF - International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations
IS - 3-4
ER -