Volume : 6, Issue : 6, June - 2017
Social medias role in Higher Education: Students Perspective
Rajeshwari R
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<p> <span class="tgc" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Social media</span></span><span class="tgc" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> is innovative approach to correspond and allocate information with the help of internet. Social media sites are being used commonly by millions of people worldwide. Social media has become one of the best mediums to convey the information and knowledge in the world. Social media is often seen just as a way to pass the time or stay connected to friends and other people. But now, its use is rapidly increasing into the educational sector. Students especially use the medium to stay in touch with their old friends and also to meet new ones and opportunities.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:200%"><span class="tgc"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The objectives are to find </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">which social media is used by students, what kind of information they are getting or sharing with respect to academic activities. This study revealed that Facebook is the students’ favourite SNS. Information related to career is mostly shares and SNSs plays a significant role in higher education. This study will help to understand the social media usage and its impact on students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Rajeshwari R, Social media¥s role in Higher Education: Students¥ Perspective, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE‾6 | JUNE-2017