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CREATING COMMUNITY ONLINE:
THE EFFECTS OF ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING COMMUNITIES ON
COLLEGE STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES.
HOW CAN STUDENT AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS BEST RESPOND TO THIS
EMERGENT PHENOMENON
by
Scott Charles Silverman
____________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
December 2007
Copyright 2007 Scott Charles Silverman
Object Description
| Title | Creating community online: the effects of online social networking communities on college students' experiences |
| Author | Silverman, Scott Charles |
| Author email | ssilverm@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-09-06 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-10-12 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Jackson, Michael |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Malloy, Courtney Tuitt, Donahue Cole, Jeffrey |
| Abstract | Student usage of online social networks (OSNs) has grown in recent years to be incredibly prominent in the lives and experiences of today's college students. While not every student may be actively using OSNs, cognizance of their existence is ubiquitous, and the majority of students are avid users. The potential drawbacks have been focused on in the news, and yet students continue to use these online communities. The overarching research question for this study is: what are the effects of online social networking communities on the experiences of college students? In order to truly ascertain what the effects of OSNs are on college student experiences, it is important to understand the student perspective. In looking at this phenomenon from the student perspective, it becomes apparent that students have a fairly comprehensive understanding of drawbacks with regards to OSNs. When balancing the drawbacks versus the benefits, students clearly indicate that they will continue to use OSNs. Students predominantly believe that limited interaction and presence from their universities within OSNs would be acceptable or tolerable. In many cases, students welcomed the university presence as an opportunity for universities to be more aware of the student culture of the campus, and for the university to educate students about how to be safe and smart in their online activities. Through a more comprehensive understanding of student perceptions of the uses of OSNs, the benefits and drawbacks of OSN, and what level of involvement staff, administrators and universities should have within OSNs, student affairs practitioners can be more supportive of student participation within OSNs, and through that, their engagement with the university. |
| Keyword | facebook; online social network; online community; student affairs; technology; online; social network; transitions; myspace; student development; campus culture; involvement; communication; millenials |
| 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 |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m848 |
| Rights | Silverman, Scott Charles |
| 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-Silverman-20071012 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-Silverman-20071012.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | CREATING COMMUNITY ONLINE: THE EFFECTS OF ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING COMMUNITIES ON COLLEGE STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES. HOW CAN STUDENT AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS BEST RESPOND TO THIS EMERGENT PHENOMENON by Scott Charles Silverman ____________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION December 2007 Copyright 2007 Scott Charles Silverman |
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