Social Media and Educational Development of Youths in Nigeria
Keywords:
Social Media, Education, Educational Development, Youth Development
Abstract
Social media is one of the greatest forums that has fast-tracked communications and social development in all walks of life. In the field of education, while some scholars view social media as the learners’ friend some consider it a foe. This study therefore discussed the effect of social media on the educational development of youths in Nigeria. It was discovered that social media is instrumental to the educational development of youths in terms of accuracy in data analysis during research, speedy dissemination of instructions or information, and note taking during lectures. On the other hand, it was discovered that social media leads to addiction among students whereby the youths engaged in endless interaction with their peers on issues that are counterproductive to their studies. Based on these findings, the researchers made some recommendations.
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3. Behrman, C. (2009). The culture of reading in a public school. http://www.penn.nuseum/documents/publications/expedition/pats.
4. Brown, V. (2017). Effect of social media on youth, society and business. http://plus.google.com/shar?
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7. Lewis, K. (2016). How social media network facilitates identity theft and fraud. http:eonetwork.org/octane-magazine/special-features/socialmedianetworksfacilitate-identituty-theft-fraud.
8. Muhammad, A. (2016). Social media and declining reading culture. http://www.slidesshare.net/campusportalng/effects-of-social-media-on-reading-habits.
9. Ndubueze, N. (2013). Students and social media influence on campus. www.businesday.com
10. Obar, R., Jonathan, E.O., Wildman, P. & Steve, M. (2015). Influence of social media on learning. Journal of Applied Development Psychology, 35 (5), 236-251
11. Osharive, P. (2015). Social media and academic performance of students at the University of Lagos. A research project submitted to the Department of educational administration, faculty of education.
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16. Tatiana, R. (2017). Modern mass communication: Concept and processes. Oxford book Company.
17. Umar, S.S. ET. Al (2010). Effect of social factors on students’ academic performance in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The library philosophy and practice.
Published
2022-03-08
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Ebere, E.J. and Ozioma, D.-C. 2022. Social Media and Educational Development of Youths in Nigeria. International Journal on Integrated Education. 5, 3 (Mar. 2022), 45-49. DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v5i3.2805.
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