Impact on Social Capital and Learning Engagement Due to Social Media Usage among the International Students in the U.S.

Autor/inn/en	Dong, Jianwei; Lee, Sangah; Wang, Chih-hsuan; Shannon, David M.
Titel	Impact on Social Capital and Learning Engagement Due to Social Media Usage among the International Students in the U.S.
Quelle	In: Education and Information Technologies, 28 (2023) 7, S.8027-8050 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dong, Jianwei)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2357
DOI	10.1007/s10639-022-11520-8
Schlagwörter	Social Capital; Social Media; Student Attitudes; Student Surveys; Cooperative Learning; Foreign Students; Student Adjustment; Acculturation; Usability; Learner Engagement; Interpersonal Relationship; Trust (Psychology); Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialkapital; Soziale Medien; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung; Kooperatives Lernen; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Akkulturation; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	International students who pursue their academic goals in United States are prone to difficulties when attempting to build social resources and adjust to the new culture. Social media is a practical means of connection due to its ease of use and accessibility. Previous research has indicated contradictory effects of social media use on academic engagement. In addition to the direct effect, this research examined social media use influences on international students' learning engagement by mediating social capital and cultural adjustment. A total of 209 international students completed a web-based survey distributed via e-mail and social media between November 2021 and May 2022. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Model. Results showed that only purposely using social media to collaborate with learning counterparts or materials directly improves international students' learning engagement. Other uses of social media (e.g., expanding "new" resources, solidifying "close" relationships) have no significant direct effects. Nonetheless, they are essential to improving levels of learning engagement via the mediation of "bridging" capital (social resources attributed to expanding relationships) and students' cultural adjustment in the U.S. International students' "bonding" capital (social resources available through trustworthy relationships) and "home" cultural retention showed little direct or indirect effects on learning engagement. This study recognizes the importance of social resources and cultural adjustment for international students. Also, this study provides valuable information to educators and administrators, as there is a need to identify the underlying mechanisms to contribute feasible learning intervention approaches and alleviate negative effects for international students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01