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Title: Sustainability in Education through Collaborative Learning Using Social Media: An Exploratory Study with Moderating Role of 'Knowledge Creator' and 'Knowledge Seeker'
Language: English
Authors: Ranjan Chaudhuri, Sheshadri Chatterjee, Demetris Vrontis, Diego Begalli
Source: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 2025 26(5):1008-1033.
Availability: Emerald Publishing Limited. Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1WA, UK. Tel: +44-1274-777700; Fax: +44-1274-785201; e-mail: emerald@emeraldinsight.com; Web site: http://www.emerald.com/insight
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 26
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Social Media, Sustainable Development, Cooperative Learning, College Students, College Faculty, Learning Theories, Interpersonal Communication, Stakeholders, Interaction, Questionnaires, Information Seeking, Instruction, Learning, Intention, Influence of Technology
Geographic Terms: India
DOI: 10.1108/IJSHE-09-2021-0401
ISSN: 1467-6370
1758-6739
Abstract: Purpose: This study aims to examine the impact of social media (SM) on the interactivity among teachers, among students and between students and teachers for sustainable academic performance and for achieving sustainable development (SD) in higher educational institutes. This study also investigates the moderating impact of knowledge creators (KNC) and knowledge seekers (KNS) on the collaborative learning environment using SM. Design/methodology/approach: With the help of Vroom's expectancy motivation theory (1964), collaborative learning theory and other theories, a theoretical model has been developed. This theoretical model has been tested using the structural equation modeling technique with 375 participants taken from different educational institutes. The respondent-participants were both teachers and students. Findings: The study found that SM plays a significant role in achieving SD al goals and enhances collaborative learning activities among teachers and students to improve academic performance to achieve SD in higher educational institutes. Also, the study highlighted that both "knowledge creators" and "knowledge seekers" have effective moderating impact on the linkage between "intention to use SM for knowledge sharing" and "collaborative learning using social media" to achieve SD al goals. Research limitations/implications: With the inputs from expectancy-instrumentality-valance theory and collaborative learning theory and existing literature, a theoretical model has been developed conceptually. Later, the model was successfully validated with an overall high explanatory power (72%) of this model. As the sample of the study do not represent a global representation of the population, thus the findings cannot be generalizable. Practical implications: This study has provided valuable inputs to the SD practitioners and educational policymakers to formulate appropriate policies that enable SD al activities in higher educational institutes. This study also provides food for thought to the policymakers about the role of KNC and KNS toward the collaborative learning environment in achieving SD al goals in higher educational institutes. Originality/value: The theoretical model developed in this study is unique. This study shows how both "knowledge creator" and "knowledge seeker" play a significant role toward collaborative learning and helps to achieve SD in higher learning institutes and improves their performance. The overall predictive power of the model is 72%, which also shows the effectiveness and uniqueness of the proposed model.
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