Building an Online Community: Student Teachers' Perceptions on the Advantages of Using Social Networking Services in a Teacher Education Program

Autor/inn/en	Habibi, Akhmad; Mukinin, Amirul; Riyanto, Yatim; Prasohjo, Lantip Diat; Sulistiyo, Urip; Sofwan, Muhammad; Saudagar, Ferdiaz
Titel	Building an Online Community: Student Teachers' Perceptions on the Advantages of Using Social Networking Services in a Teacher Education Program
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 19 (2018) 1, S.46-61, Artikel 4 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-6488
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Student Teacher Attitudes; Educational Benefits; Social Networks; Teacher Education Programs; Preservice Teacher Education; Qualitative Research; Focus Groups; Group Discussion; Computer Mediated Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Learning Motivation; Independent Study; Critical Thinking; Learner Engagement; Case Studies; Practicums; Data Analysis; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Bildungsertrag; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Qualitative Forschung; Gruppendiskussion; Computerkonferenz; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Selbststudium; Kritisches Denken; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Auswertung; Indonesien
Abstract	This inquiry examined student teachers' perceptions on the advantages of using Social Networking Services (SNS) in an English teacher education program at a public university in Jambi, Indonesia to ease the communication, supervision, discussion, and report submissions between supervisors and student teachers. The networking types included in the program are Whatsapp, Telegram, Email, and Google Form. The method of the research was qualitative through using focus group discussions as the technique of collecting data involving forty-two student teachers. We organized our analysis and discussion around their perceptions and the contexts in which the advantages they perceived emerge. The analyses of the texts revealed that two salient themes with their sub-themes related to the advantages of using Social Networking Services (SNS) in a teacher education program were social interaction (peer discussion and platform to interact with supervisors or lecturers) and learning motivation and experience supports (self-directed learning, promotes critical thinking, content engagement). Some pedagogical and social implications are also discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01