- Title
- Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding social media as a teaching strategy at a public nursing college in Limpopo province
- Creator
- Halala, Pfukani Symantha
- Subject
- Nurse educators
- Subject
- Teaching strategy
- Date Issued
- 2023-12
- Date
- 2023-12
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/62849
- Identifier
- vital:73057
- Description
- The emergence of social media (SM) in the academic arena has demonstrated the potential for innovation in teaching and learning. Moreover, its appeal is enhanced by its accessibility and affordability. Consequently, the use of SM has increased globally and has influenced interaction and socialisation amongst educators and learners. In addition, SM has affected learning and how educators teach and collaborate with learners when constructing knowledge in higher education settings. However, despite its advantages, nurse educators' use of SM is less than optimal in teaching. Therefore, the study aimed to explore nurse educators' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the use of SM as a teaching strategy at a public nursing college in the province of Limpopo, South Africa. The research design employed for this study was quantitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual, and Roger’s diffusion of innovation theory underpinned the study. Stratified, proportionate sampling was used to select the nurse educators who were respondents to the study’s survey via a questionnaire as the data collection instrument. An educator as a specialist in the use of SM, a statistician and the study supervisors reviewed the questionnaire. A pilot study was conducted to check the validity and reliability of the data collection instrument. Data gathered through the survey was statistically analysed to produce descriptive statistics. The researcher adhered to the ethical principles of respect, beneficence, and justice. The research results indicated that the nurse educators in the study were knowledgeable about SM platforms. Moreover, although they had a positive attitude towards incorporating SM as a teaching strategy. Therefore, based on the research results, recommendations were to facilitate the use of SM as a teaching strategy.
- Description
- Thesis (Ma) -- Faculty of Health Science, 2023
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (xii, 121 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Health Science
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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