Research Article

Teachers' Views on the Use of Social Media: Evaluation of Social Media as a New Generation Surveillance Mechanism

Volume: 7 Number: 1 June 29, 2020
  • Çiğdem Kurtuluş
  • Fatih Çetin
  • Emel Zengin
  • Hamit Özen *
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Teachers' Views on the Use of Social Media: Evaluation of Social Media as a New Generation Surveillance Mechanism

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to determine the opinions of teachers working in educational institutions affiliated to the Ministry of National Education on the use of social media in their schools and their reflections on school as a new generation surveillance mechanism based on Michel Foucault's 'Panopticon' metaphor and Scott's 'Hidden Transcripts' concepts. The study was carried out employing phenomenology. Ten teachers working in public schools in the city center of Eskisehir participated in the study. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers and finalized after expert opinions. According to the results of the research, it was understood that the use of social media was an indispensable part of the lives of the teachers within the framework of the school life however, sometimes it led to negativities such as misunderstandings, new burdens, and privacy issues that were reflected in school and daily lives. It was concluded that teachers had the idea that they were being watched through social media, perceived this as an element of anxiety and developed resistance practices against it. It was observed that teachers did not associate the issue of protection of private life and employee rights with the workloads of social media, and did not evaluate the effects of misunderstandings and private life arising from the use of social media within the framework of human rights. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the level of knowledge about human rights and employee rights in educational institutions.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Çiğdem Kurtuluş This is me
Türkiye

Fatih Çetin This is me
Türkiye

Emel Zengin This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 29, 2020

Submission Date

May 8, 2020

Acceptance Date

June 27, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Kurtuluş, Ç., Çetin, F., Zengin, E., & Özen, H. (2020). Teachers’ Views on the Use of Social Media: Evaluation of Social Media as a New Generation Surveillance Mechanism. Osmangazi Journal of Educational Research, 7(1), 18-49. https://izlik.org/JA95MB53RC
AMA
1.Kurtuluş Ç, Çetin F, Zengin E, Özen H. Teachers’ Views on the Use of Social Media: Evaluation of Social Media as a New Generation Surveillance Mechanism. OJER. 2020;7(1):18-49. https://izlik.org/JA95MB53RC
Chicago
Kurtuluş, Çiğdem, Fatih Çetin, Emel Zengin, and Hamit Özen. 2020. “Teachers’ Views on the Use of Social Media: Evaluation of Social Media As a New Generation Surveillance Mechanism”. Osmangazi Journal of Educational Research 7 (1): 18-49. https://izlik.org/JA95MB53RC.
EndNote
Kurtuluş Ç, Çetin F, Zengin E, Özen H (June 1, 2020) Teachers’ Views on the Use of Social Media: Evaluation of Social Media as a New Generation Surveillance Mechanism. Osmangazi Journal of Educational Research 7 1 18–49.
IEEE
[1]Ç. Kurtuluş, F. Çetin, E. Zengin, and H. Özen, “Teachers’ Views on the Use of Social Media: Evaluation of Social Media as a New Generation Surveillance Mechanism”, OJER, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 18–49, June 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA95MB53RC
ISNAD
Kurtuluş, Çiğdem - Çetin, Fatih - Zengin, Emel - Özen, Hamit. “Teachers’ Views on the Use of Social Media: Evaluation of Social Media As a New Generation Surveillance Mechanism”. Osmangazi Journal of Educational Research 7/1 (June 1, 2020): 18-49. https://izlik.org/JA95MB53RC.
JAMA
1.Kurtuluş Ç, Çetin F, Zengin E, Özen H. Teachers’ Views on the Use of Social Media: Evaluation of Social Media as a New Generation Surveillance Mechanism. OJER. 2020;7:18–49.
MLA
Kurtuluş, Çiğdem, et al. “Teachers’ Views on the Use of Social Media: Evaluation of Social Media As a New Generation Surveillance Mechanism”. Osmangazi Journal of Educational Research, vol. 7, no. 1, June 2020, pp. 18-49, https://izlik.org/JA95MB53RC.
Vancouver
1.Çiğdem Kurtuluş, Fatih Çetin, Emel Zengin, Hamit Özen. Teachers’ Views on the Use of Social Media: Evaluation of Social Media as a New Generation Surveillance Mechanism. OJER [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 1;7(1):18-49. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA95MB53RC