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Title: Teaching Style and Attitudes towards Facebook as an Educational Tool
Language: English
Authors: Prescott, Julie
Source: Active Learning in Higher Education. Jul 2014 15(2):117-128.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2014
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Social Networks, Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Technology Integration, Computer Mediated Communication, Teacher Student Relationship, Online Surveys, Attitude Measures, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Styles, Questionnaires, Likert Scales
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Principles of Adult Learning Scale
DOI: 10.1177/1469787414527392
ISSN: 1469-7874
Abstract: There is a distinct lack of research that has considered university staff use of and attitudes towards Facebook. The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of how teaching staff at one UK university use Facebook, and their attitudes towards Facebook and online professionalism, in terms of the student-staff relationship. An online survey was developed that included the Principles of Adult Learning Scale to explore whether attitudes towards the use of Facebook as an academic tool differed between teaching staff with a teacher-centred style and teaching staff with a learning-centred style. This article offers insight into teaching staff attitudes towards the use of Facebook in an educational context. The results shed light on whether or not teaching style is related to attitudes towards use. Differences in attitude were found which indicate those with a teacher-centred style do not view online and offline identities blurring as much.
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Number of References: 51
Entry Date: 2014
Accession Number: EJ1026951
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