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To Friend or not to Friend: Students' Perceptions of Student-Teacher Interaction on Facebook

Foote, Justin Gus
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1314110586

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2011, Master of Arts, Miami University, Communication Studies.
The purpose of this study was to begin research based on students’ perceptions of student-teacher interaction on the social networking site Facebook. Specifically, whether interaction on Facebook between students and teachers could increase the social dimension of the student-teacher relationship, in turn increasing the task dimension. The study focused on understanding the role a teacher’s sex and age plays in student-teacher interaction on Facebook. Additionally, the research examined student perceptions regarding whether students or teachers should initiate interaction on Facebook. Finally, the study allowed students to share their ideas regarding what types of information teachers should and should not share with students through Facebook. Although few significant results were found, the results indicated that students were open to a small increase in student-teacher interaction on Facebook, but that such interaction should remain mostly task oriented. Discussion of the results and suggestions for future research are also provided.
Lawrence Nadler (Advisor)
Todd Holm (Committee Member)
Judith Weiner (Committee Member)
Communication
Facebook; student; teacher; interaction; relationship; topoi; social; task;

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  • Foote, J. G. (2011). To Friend or not to Friend: Students' Perceptions of Student-Teacher Interaction on Facebook [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1314110586

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Foote, Justin. To Friend or not to Friend: Students' Perceptions of Student-Teacher Interaction on Facebook. 2011. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1314110586.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Foote, Justin. "To Friend or not to Friend: Students' Perceptions of Student-Teacher Interaction on Facebook." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1314110586

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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