Research Article

The Academic and Social Effects of Using Social Media on University Students

Volume: 7 Number: 1 February 28, 2018
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The Academic and Social Effects of Using Social Media on University Students

Abstract

Media tools change and transform according to the wants and needs of the society. A new concept has entered our lives as a result of these changes: social media. Popular social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Wikipedia, Youtube, Whatsapp, Snapchat are used commonly, especially among young people. The effects of using social media tools are gathered under a wide range. The purpose of this study is to show the academic and social effects of using social media on university students. Within this context, interviews were made with 12 students studying at Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Education during the fall semester of 2016-2017 Academic year, and the data obtained were assessed with descriptive analysis. Maximum variation sampling method was used in sample selection. The data obtained from the interviews show that using social media causes important effects on students. 

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ünsal Bekdemir
GİRESUN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye

Pinar Tağrikulu This is me
ONDOKUZ MAYIS ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye

Publication Date

February 28, 2018

Submission Date

October 13, 2017

Acceptance Date

February 6, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Bekdemir, Ü., & Tağrikulu, P. (2018). The Academic and Social Effects of Using Social Media on University Students. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education, 7(1), 316-348. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.343249
AMA
1.Bekdemir Ü, Tağrikulu P. The Academic and Social Effects of Using Social Media on University Students. BUEFAD. 2018;7(1):316-348. doi:10.14686/buefad.343249
Chicago
Bekdemir, Ünsal, and Pinar Tağrikulu. 2018. “The Academic and Social Effects of Using Social Media on University Students”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 7 (1): 316-48. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.343249.
EndNote
Bekdemir Ü, Tağrikulu P (February 1, 2018) The Academic and Social Effects of Using Social Media on University Students. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 7 1 316–348.
IEEE
[1]Ü. Bekdemir and P. Tağrikulu, “The Academic and Social Effects of Using Social Media on University Students”, BUEFAD, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 316–348, Feb. 2018, doi: 10.14686/buefad.343249.
ISNAD
Bekdemir, Ünsal - Tağrikulu, Pinar. “The Academic and Social Effects of Using Social Media on University Students”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 7/1 (February 1, 2018): 316-348. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.343249.
JAMA
1.Bekdemir Ü, Tağrikulu P. The Academic and Social Effects of Using Social Media on University Students. BUEFAD. 2018;7:316–348.
MLA
Bekdemir, Ünsal, and Pinar Tağrikulu. “The Academic and Social Effects of Using Social Media on University Students”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education, vol. 7, no. 1, Feb. 2018, pp. 316-48, doi:10.14686/buefad.343249.
Vancouver
1.Ünsal Bekdemir, Pinar Tağrikulu. The Academic and Social Effects of Using Social Media on University Students. BUEFAD. 2018 Feb. 1;7(1):316-48. doi:10.14686/buefad.343249

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