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Adolescents & Social Media Use, Wendy Shoot
Adolescents & Social Media Use, Wendy Shoot
M.Ed. Literature Reviews
This research explores the effects of social media use by adolescents. Five themes were identified: [1] social media and adolescent mental and physical well-being, [2] social media and adolescent problematic usage, [3] social media and adolescent academics, [4] social media and adolescent family connections, and [5] social media benefits for adolescents. The paper goes on to analyze how practices at the Middle School where I teach could be aligned with research and then questions implications for future research and transformed practice.
Everyone Is On Their Phones: Eighth Graders' Struggle With Social Media In School, George Weinhardt
Everyone Is On Their Phones: Eighth Graders' Struggle With Social Media In School, George Weinhardt
West Chester University Doctoral Projects
This qualitative study examined social media in the school setting from the point of view of eighth-grade participants. This study implemented a focused ethnography, examining a group of individuals’ perspectives on a focused area of their shared culture. Using critical theory, this study examined qualitative data with the concepts of structures, subjectivity, and power at the confluence of social media and school for eighth-grade students. Qualitative data were collected using five semi-structured focus groups, artifact analysis, fieldnotes, and memos. The findings highlighted that eighth-grade students acknowledge that there is a struggle between social media and school. This struggle alters their …