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THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS’ SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
by
June Ahn
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(EDUCATION)
August 2010
Copyright 2010 June Ahn
Object Description
| Title | The influence of social networking sites on high school students' social and academic development |
| Author | Ahn, June |
| Author email | ahnjune@gmail.com; joonbug182@hotmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2010-06-01 |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-07-13 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Brewer, Dominic J. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Hentschke, Guilbert C. Fulk, Janet |
| Abstract | This dissertation examines the effects of social network sites on youth social and academic development. First, I provide a critical analysis of the extant research literature surrounding social network sites and youth. I merge scholarly thought in the areas of Internet studies, digital divides, social capital theory, psychological well-being, identity development, academic engagement, and educational technology to understand how researchers might examine new social technologies and youth. Second, I examine the question of digital divide, or whether particular teenage populations do not have access to online social networks. Using a nationally representative dataset from the Pew Internet & American Life study, I explore whether there are disparities in teenage access to social network sites. Third, I report a cluster-randomized trial that was designed to explore whether social network sites have a beneficial impact when used in high school classrooms. A total of 50 classrooms, and nearly 1,400 students were randomly assigned to use an experimental social network site. The results highlight the challenges and potential of this technology when applied to school contexts. |
| Keyword | high school; education; technology; social networking sites; social media; learning; social capital |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3188 |
| Rights | Ahn, June |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Ahn-3857 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume32/etd-Ahn-3857.pdf |
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| Full text | THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT by June Ahn A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (EDUCATION) August 2010 Copyright 2010 June Ahn |
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