scholarly journals Effect of Social Media Use on Academic Performance among University Students in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Saifur Rahman ◽  
Md. Nur Alom Sarkar Mithun
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Educational Success ◽  
Negative Relation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Academic Information

Around the world, social media sites are becoming a part of people's daily life. The students are also getting involved in these sites for several purposes. So, it is very important to understand the effect of social media on university students. In recent years, researchers around the world have taken this issue as a topic of great interest. Considering the social impact of this issue, the current research was conducted at the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh. Data were collected from 200 students using the google forms questionnaire and the time of data collection was July-September, 2020. The findings of the study suggest that Facebook was the most used social media by the respondents, followed by YouTube. The majority of the students use social media for communication purposes and 46% of respondents were found to use these sites for 41-55 hours per week. The majority of them had moderate mood after using social media. In addition, the study also finds that students use social media to gather academic information, they consider this information as reliable. Respondents were also found to think that social media sites are saving their time as well as effort. Finally, the study identifies a negative relation between academic performance and time spent on social media. The findings of this paper may be utilized to provide practical strategies for improving students’ educational success through maintaining a balance between recreation, knowledge sharing, and academic performance. It is recommended for the students to utilize their time wisely and not making social media the only means of recreation.

scholarly journals Spreading Fake News in the Virtual Realm in Bangladesh: Assessment of Impact

2020 ◽  
pp. 11-25
Author(s):  
Sharifa Umma Shirina ◽  
Md. Tabiur Rahman Prodhan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
National Election ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Supersonic Speed ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Acute Crisis

Fake news is ‘false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting.’ The upsurge of technological advancement, especially social media, has paved the way for spreading fake news. The virtual realm spurs fake news as per the speed of air. Nowadays, fake news has been one of the social problems in the world along with Bangladesh. Self-seeker groups use fake news as an ‘atomic arsenal’ to disseminate their popular rhetoric with supersonic speed for fulfilling male purposes. Fake news is usually rampant during any crisis, elections, and even in campaigns. The hoaxers and fakers exploit the opportunity of the wavering psychology of the social media users, and fake news becomes ‘viral’ on social media, Facebook. Recently Bangladesh has faced an acute crisis of spreading fake news during the ‘Movement of Nirapod Sarak Chai, ‘National election in December 2018’ and very recent ‘need child’s head for Padma Bridge.’ This study titled “Spreading Fake News in the Virtual Realm in Bangladesh: Assessment of Impact” seeks the reasons for spreading fake news and its’ social impact in Bangladesh.

Unpackaging stakeholders’ motivation for participating in the social media of the higher education sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 1151-1168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Saraite-Sariene ◽  
María del Mar Gálvez-Rodríguez ◽  
Arturo Haro-de-Rosario ◽  
Carmen Caba-Perez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Multivariate Regression Analysis ◽  
Online Activity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
European Universities ◽  
The Social

Purpose Increasingly, universities are adopting social media as a strategy to improve their competitive advantage. However, little is known of whether or not stakeholders are actually engaging with universities in such online environments. The purpose of this paper is, first, to analyze the level of stakeholders’ engagement via social media, particularly Facebook, in European and US universities. Second, to examine the influencing factors that boost online interactions, in particular, “location,” “transparency,” “size,” “academic performance” and “activity.” Design/methodology/approach An engagement index and a multivariate regression analysis were carried out. Regarding the sample, European and US universities belonging to the “Top 100” of the Academic Ranking of World Universities were analyzed. Findings Despite the large online community that US universities possess, European universities attain the higher level of online engagement from its stakeholders. In particular, the greatest level of engagement is achieved by European universities of greater size, in terms of students, with lower academic performance and a lower level of online activity. Social implications This study contributes to existing literature by identifying the actual social impact of social media to build successful relationships with the stakeholders of higher education entities. Originality/value This paper can contribute to the current scarcity of literature concerning social media to improve new models of accountability in higher education entities with different managerial models.

SOCIOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE ETHICS OF SOCIAL MEDIA: AN AFRICAN’S DIARY

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-126
Author(s):  
Joseph Omoro ◽  
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Afe.Anthony Asekhauno ◽  
Oyintonyo Michael-Olomu ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Indigenous Languages ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Ultimate Source

Many, including traditional rulers and scholars alike have admonished subjects and, indeed all indigenous citizens all over Africa, to reinvigorate commitment to the value and employment of indigenous language because it’s uniquely a people’s ultimate source of identity and solidarity as against the lasciviousness or abstruseness offered by the foreign or imported format/electronic social media. This opinion implies that the imported platforms offer indigenous languages relegation, disuse, stagnation and disappearance as means of communication—which, of course, is the transference of thought and meaning, achieved through language. And through language one communicates values, admittedly also across cultures. And developments in modern technology have mostly enhanced (whether or not they apply) those media (social) of internalizing foreign accretions universally with untold consequences for indigenous cultural values and morality. Accordingly, the imperative of this paper is to perspectives those sociological (social impact) and philosophical issues (ethical consideration) arising from that development. By critical analysis, the paper adumbrates how the adaptation and application of contemporary social media has adversely affected cherished traditional values. It concludes that modern social media is replete with both transmitting immorality and affording the widest medium for anyone to communicate same across the world. The work recommends, however, that although the social media has enhanced channels of communication, its applicability should be censored and subjected to cultural suitability test, which is the only way to preserve cherished core traditional values/morality—which essence should be taught to the youthful user at some early stage in life.

scholarly journals ڕەهەندە دەروونییەكانی ڤایرۆسی كۆرۆنا لە شیعری كوردیدا

Twejer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-418
Author(s):  
FARHAD QADIR KARIM ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Psychological Phenomena ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Poetic Texts ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Psychological Dimensions

The word Corona (Covid 19) has been used by the population over the world and studied by the health sections widely. It has stopped the movements of people in their daily life which caused the psychological tension of human beings. This non stable situation adapted the Kurdish poets with tens of poetic texts at the aim of showing the influence of this virus and under (Psychological Dimensions of Corona Virus in Kurdish Poetry) title, this research has been written. In it, first the definition of Corona virus is presented, then the connection between it and (Literature and Psychology) and it with (Literature and Illness) are shown. After that, under the title (The Psychological Phenomena of Corona Virus in Kurdish Poetry), both the influence and the reflection of scaring and shock are clarified depending on the poetic samples of the poets which most of them have been posted on the social media. Fearing of getting this virus and losing lovers are two poetic images in a section of the texts. In another section, the shock of the poets which goes back to the new fact of this pandemic is presented. Finally, insisting on following the healthy guidelines is another prominent subject in the research. The mentioned are some of the points which the researcher has achieved.

scholarly journals Capturing Emerging Realities in Citizen Engagement in Science in Social Media: A Social Media Analytics Protocol for the Allinteract Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110501
Author(s):  
Cristina M. Pulido Rodriguez ◽  
Pavel Ovseiko ◽  
Marta Font Palomar ◽  
Kristiina Kumpulainen ◽  
Mimar Ramis
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Media Analytics ◽  
Citizen Engagement ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

In the digital era, social media has become a space for the socialization and interaction of citizens, who are using social networks to express themselves and to discuss scientific advances with citizens from all over the world. Researchers are aware of this reality and are increasingly using social media as a source of data to explore citizens’ voices. In this context, the methods followed by researchers are mainly based on the content analysis using manual, automated or combined tools. The aim of this article is to share a protocol for Social Media Analytics that includes a Communicative Content Analysis (CCA). This protocol has been designed for the Horizon 2020 project Allinteract, and it includes the social impact in social media methodology. The novel contribution of this protocol is the detailed elaboration of methods and procedures to capture emerging realities in citizen engagement in science in social media using a Communicative Content Analysis (CCA) based on the contributions of Communicative Methodology (CM).

Emotive Trending And Tracking of Tweets

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Sanjay Chhataru Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Complex Events

Popularity of the social media and the amount of importance given by an individual to social media has significantly increased in last few years. As more and more people become part of the social networks like Twitter, Facebook, information which flows through the social network, can potentially give us good understanding about what is happening around in our locality, state, nation or even in the world. The conceptual motive behind the project is to develop a system which analyses about a topic searched on Twitter. It is designed to assist Information Analysts in understanding and exploring complex events as they unfold in the world. The system tracks changes in emotions over events, signalling possible flashpoints or abatement. For each trending topic, the system also shows a sentiment graph showing how positive and negative sentiments are trending as the topic is getting trended.

Myriad Aspects of Secular Thinking on Malayali Cuisine

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-206
Author(s):  
SAJITHA M
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
The Body ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Civilized Society

Food is one of the main requirements of human being. It is flattering for the preservation of wellbeing and nourishment of the body.  The food of a society exposes its custom, prosperity, status, habits as well as it help to develop a culture. Food is one of the most important social indicators of a society. History of food carries a dynamic character in the socio- economic, political, and cultural realm of a society. The food is one of the obligatory components in our daily life. It occupied an obvious atmosphere for the augmentation of healthy life and anticipation against the diseases.  The food also shows a significant character in establishing cultural distinctiveness, and it reflects who we are. Food also reflected as the symbol of individuality, generosity, social status and religious believes etc in a civilized society. Food is not a discriminating aspect. It is the part of a culture, habits, addiction, and identity of a civilization.Food plays a symbolic role in the social activities the world over. It’s a universal sign of hospitality.[1]

How Snowden’s revelations have influenced youngsters’ attitude and behaviour in the PRC and Taiwan

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-231
Author(s):  
Kiyoshi Murata ◽  
Yasunori Fukuta ◽  
Andrew A. Adams ◽  
Dang Ronghua
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Studying Abroad ◽  
The Social ◽  
State Surveillance ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys

Purpose This study aims to investigate how Snowden’s revelations are viewed by young people in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan through questionnaire surveys of and follow-up interviews with university students in the two countries, taking into account the histories and current status of state surveillance in these countries and the current complicated and delicate cross-strait relationships. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire surveys of 315 PRC and 111 Taiwanese university students (a majority studying in those places but a few studying abroad) and semi-structured follow-up interviews with 16 master’s course students from the PRC and one from Taiwan (all studying at Meiji University in Japan) were conducted, in addition to reviews of the literature on privacy and state surveillance in the PRC and Taiwan. The outcomes of the survey were statistically analysed and qualitative analyses of the interview results were also performed. Findings Youngsters living in the PRC had greater interest in and more knowledge about Snowden’s revelations than those living in Taiwan, and the revelations were positively evaluated in both countries as serving public interest. However, PRC students indicated they were less likely to emulate Snowden than those from Taiwan did. Originality/value This study is the first attempt to investigate the social impact of Snowden’s revelations on PRC and Taiwanese youngsters’ attitudes towards privacy and state surveillance as part of cross-cultural analyses between eight countries.

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