The use of digital social networks from the perspective of un-dergraduate students
International Journal of Development Research
The use of digital social networks from the perspective of un-dergraduate students
Received 17th September, 2022 Received in revised form 20th September, 2022 Accepted 29th October, 2022 Published online 30th November, 2022
Copyright © 2022, Adriana Aparecida de Lima Terçariol et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Participation in digital social networks is part of the routine of many people, who seek for interaction, information, or to enjoy posts from other participants for which they nurture affinity. In this exploratory study we sought to analyze the perspective of the use of digital social networks, by undergraduate students, for personal issues and for future applications in their professional routine. Through the application of questionnaires with closed questions, information was gathered about frequency of access, activities most frequently performed, position in relation to the use of digital social networks in teaching and learning processes, and propensity to adopt the digital social network as a pedagogical resource in their professional activity. The results show the research participants, selected in a convenience sampling, present daily participation in digital social networks (95.7%), where they search and share information (68.1%) and like posts (63.8%), believe in the possibility of using digital social networks in teaching and learning processes (81.16%), and are inclined to adopt digital social networks as a pedagogical resource (79.4%). These results indicate the respondents' familiarity with digital social networks and the majority's positive attitude towards the use of digital social networks in teaching and learning processes.
