Social media usage in higher education continues to grow, and future empirical research on its educational role is warranted¶
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Evidence · 1 study · reviewr2·q1
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2023: baselines and conditions change
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q1 i? The review asserts that as social media usage continues to grow in higher education, future empirical research is warranted. → Chugh 2018
Evidence¶
Chugh 2018¶
Chugh, R., Ruhi, U. (2018). Social media in higher education: A literature review of Facebook. Educ Inf Technol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-017-9621-2
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Authors' concluding assertion in the narrative review. The article offers this as a forward-looking statement without new evidence: "future empirical research is warranted" as social media usage grows in higher education.
"As social media usage continues to grow in higher education, future empirical research is warranted."
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Related Claims¶
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- Facebook use in higher education is associated with increased teacher-student and student-student interaction — related
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Social media usage in higher education continues to grow, and future empirical research on its educational role is warranted |
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Social media usage in higher education continues to grow, and future empirical research on its educational role is warranted |
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