ERIC Number: ED629390
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Publication Date: 2023
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Social Media in Schools -- A Comparative Legal and Educational Perspective
Smit, Marius
Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) (21st, Sofia, Bulgaria, Jun 2023)
The comparative research paper explores the use and risks of social media in South African, USA and European schools. It discusses the potential challenges that schools, educators and learners may face such as cyberbullying, sexting, identity theft, fraud, catphishing, cybercrimes, excessive online presence, and addiction to social media. The paper reports on the findings of a phenomenological study and purposive survey among school principals and educators in South African schools. The paper highlights the advantages of applying social media in the classroom, and provides recommendations for schools, educators, parents and principals to manage the use of social media in the education environment. [For the complete Volume 21 proceedings, see ED629259.]
Descriptors: Social Media, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Benefits, Risk, Cross Cultural Studies, Computer Mediated Communication, Bullying, Addictive Behavior, Phenomenology, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Privacy, Laws, School Policy, Freedom of Speech, Crime
Bulgarian Comparative Education Society. Blvd Shipchenski prohod 69 A, 1574 Sofia, Bulgaria. e-mail: info@bces-conference.org; Web site: http://www.bces-conference.org
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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