Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions about Facebook Usage

Abstract

The purpose of the current study is to examine the students’ viewpoints about the usage of Facebook for general and academic purposes. The participants of the qualitative study are formed by 153 students from faculty of education. The students used Facebook for three semesters in order to share their knowledge about their classes. Facebook group is arranged as a closed group being managed by themselves. The data has been collected by open-ended interview questions in the current study. The data has been analyzed with content analysis method. According to the results, students use Facebook intensely and regularly. It is also seen as a quick and efficient way of communication when used for educational purposes. Students perceive Facebook as a valuable extent of their real lives. It can be concluded that Facebook is efficient when starting communications and belonging to a group.

Keywords

• Facebook,class knowledge sharing,social network sites,opinions of teacher candidates,qualitative analysis

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