AFGHAN STUDENTS’ PURPOSES OF USING FACEBOOK AT MIRWAIS KHAN NIKA ZABUL INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, ZABUL, AFGHANISTAN
Keywords:
Social Networking Sites, Facebook, Purposes, Afghan Learners.
Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the students’ purposes of using Facebook at Mirwais Khan Nika Zabul Institute of Higher Education, Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan. In this research, the quantitative research method was employed, and the data was collected from 115 students through a designed questionnaire. In addition, the respondents were selected through random sample. Additionally, the data was analyzed by implementing IBM 24 version of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), and found out the frequency and percentage of the items as well reported in a table. Moreover, the findings of this research reveal that learners use Facebook for several goals such as for socializing in order to be socialized in a society, getting social information, read news and for educational purposes, but they did not practice Facebook for the aims to pass their time, and share photos with their friends on the Facebook.
JEL Classification Codes: A19, B10, B25, C10, C53
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Altai Consulting for Interviews (2017) SOCIAL MEDIA IN AFGHANISTAN, Afghanistan.
Asur, S., & Huberman, B. A. (2010). Predicting the future with social media. In 2010 IEEE/WIC/ACM international conference on web intelligence and intelligent agent technology (Vol. 1, pp. 492-499). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WI-IAT.2010.63
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Bryer, T. A., & Zavattaro, S. M. (2011). Social media and public administration: Theoretical dimensions and introduction to the symposium. Administrative Theory & Praxis, 33(3), 325-340. https://doi.org/10.2753/ATP1084-1806330301
Buckman, R. E. B. E. C. C. A. (2005). Too much information? Colleges fear student postings on popular Facebook site could pose security risks. The Wall Street Journal, 246(124), B1-B4.
Cain, J. (2008). Online social networking issues within academia and pharmacy education. American journal of pharmaceutical education, 72(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.5688%2Faj720110
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Gray, K., Annabell, L., & Kennedy, G. (2010). Medical students’ use of Facebook to support learning: Insights from four case studies. Medical teacher, 32(12), 971-976. https://doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2010.497826
Himat, A. (2020). The Effects of Facebook on Students’ Social Life: A Case Study at Mirwais Khan Nika Zabul Institute of Higher Education, Zabul. American International Journal of Social Science Research, 5(3), 7-16. https://doi.org/10.46281/aijssr.v5i3.593
Jawaid, M., Khan, M. H., & Bhutto, S. N. (2015). Social network utilization (Facebook) & e-Professionalism among medical students. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 31(1), 209. https://dx.doi.org/10.12669%2Fpjms.311.5643
Kapoor, K. K., Tamilmani, K., Rana, N. P., Patil, P., Dwivedi, Y. K., & Nerur, S. (2018). Advances in social media research: Past, present and future. Information Systems Frontiers, 20(3), 531-558.
Kaya, T., & Bicen, H. (2016). The effects of social media on students’ behaviors; Facebook as a case study. Computers in Human Behavior, 59, 374-379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.02.036
Kolek, E. A., & Saunders, D. (2008). Online disclosure: An empirical examination of undergraduate Facebook profiles. NASPA journal, 45(1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.2202/1949-6605.1905
Lenhart, A., & Madden, M. (2007). Social networking websites and teens: An overview (pp. 1-7). Washington, DC: Pew/Internet.
Lenhart, A., Madden, M., & Hitlin, P. (2005). Teens and technology: Youth are leading the transition to a fully wired and mobile nation. Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Lewis, K., Kaufman, J., & Christakis, N. (2008). The taste for privacy: An analysis of college student privacy settings in an online social network. Journal of computer-mediated communication, 14(1), 79-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2008.01432.x
Moghavvemi, S., Sulaiman, A., Aziz, A. A., & Wai, P. S. (2017). The impact of Facebook usage on academic performance. In 2017 International Conference on Research and Innovation in Information Systems (ICRIIS) (pp. 1-5). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRIIS.2017.8002518
Nawafleh, S., Harfoush, O., Fakhouri, S., Obiedat, R., Rababah, O. (2012). Facebook Impact on Users Social Life. Journal of American Science, 8(12), 333-339.
Pathan, S. K., Pathan, K. T., & Memon, M. A. (2018). Facebook Usage and Its Impact On Youth: A Case Study of Students of Sindh University. The Government-Annual Research Journal of Political Science., 6(6).
Paul, J. A., Baker, H. M., & Cochran, J. D. (2012). Effect of online social networking on student academic performance. Computers in Human Behavior, 28(6), 2117-2127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2012.06.016
Pempek, T. A., Yermolayeva, Y. A., & Calvert, S. L. (2009). College students' social networking experiences on Facebook. Journal of applied developmental psychology, 30(3), 227-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2008.12.010
Ross, C., Orr, E. S., Sisic, M., Arseneault, J. M., Simmering, M. G., & Orr, R. R. (2009). Personality and motivations associated with Facebook use. Computers in human behavior, 25(2), 578-586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2008.12.024
Schneider, N. (2010). Facebook, Other Social Network Sites Could Lead to Lower Grades for Students.
Selwyn, N. (2007). Screw Blackboard... do it on Facebook!’: an investigation of students’ educational use of Facebook. Ponencia. En: Poke.
Selwyn, N. (2012). Social media in higher education. The Europa world of learning, 1, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483346397.n272
Shabir, G., Hameed, Y. M. Y., Safdar, G., & Gilani, S. M. F. S. (2014). The impact of social media on youth: A case study of bahawalpur city. Asian Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 3(4), 132-151.
Shensa, A., Sidani, J. E., yi Lin, L., Bowman, N. D., & Primack, B. A. (2016). Social media use and perceived emotional support among US young adults. Journal of community health, 41(3), 541-549.
Shepherd, S. V., & Freiwald, W. A. (2018). Functional networks for social communication in the macaque monkey. Neuron, 99(2), 413-420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2018.06.027
Wesseling, N. (2012, September). How students use Facebook. In WEI International Academic Conference Proceedings (pp. 20-25).
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2021-01-01
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Himat, A. N., & Nazari, H. R. (2021). AFGHAN STUDENTS’ PURPOSES OF USING FACEBOOK AT MIRWAIS KHAN NIKA ZABUL INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, ZABUL, AFGHANISTAN. American International Journal of Social Science Research, 6(1), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.46281/aijssr.v6i1.930
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