Towards an International Culture: Gen Y Students and SNS?

Autor/in	Lichy, Jessica
Titel	Towards an International Culture: Gen Y Students and SNS?
Quelle	In: Active Learning in Higher Education, 13 (2012) 2, S.101-116 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-7874
DOI	10.1177/1469787412441289
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Student Attitudes; Internet; Social Networks; Web Sites; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Use; Influence of Technology; Student Behavior; International Education; Intercultural Communication; Foreign Students; Leisure Time; Web 2.0 Technologies; Student Surveys; Comparative Analysis; Questionnaires; Suburbs; Rural Urban Differences; Generational Differences; Use Studies; Predictor Variables; Student Exchange Programs; Study Abroad; France; Russia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Web-Design; Computerkonferenz; Student behaviour; Internationale Erziehung; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Freizeit; Schülerbefragung; Fragebogen; Einzugsbereich; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Benutzerschulung; Prädiktor; Schüleraustausch; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Frankreich; Russland
Abstract	This article reports the findings of a small-scale investigation into the Internet user behaviour of generation Y (Gen Y) students, with particular reference to social networking sites. The study adds to the literature on cross-cultural Internet user behaviour with specific reference to Gen Y and social networking. It compares how a cohort of international students makes use of SNS for academic work and for recreational purposes. The study also explores the notion of "second-level digital divide" which holds that urban dwellers will use the Internet in a different way from suburban and rural dwellers. The findings point to broad areas of commonality among students and some disparity in their Internet user behaviour, indicating the importance of proceeding with caution when using technology-enhanced learning, to avoid over-generalizing the needs of the so-called Gen Y students. (Contains 4 tables and 8 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10