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Social Glue vs. Learning Tool: The Uses, Effects, and Issues of Using Facebook in Educational Contexts

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  • Holly L. Meredith

    (Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, Division of Educational Psychology and Methodology, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA)

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With over 1 billion active users, Facebook is the most popular and widely used social networking site. The purpose of this review is to highlight empirical findings on the use of Facebook as an educational resource and environment. It is organized around three major questions: 1) How has Facebook been used in educational contexts? 2) What are the effects of using Facebook in educational contexts? 3) What are the current issues and concerns of using Facebook in educational contexts? Future directions will be discussed.

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  • Holly L. Meredith, 2014. "Social Glue vs. Learning Tool: The Uses, Effects, and Issues of Using Facebook in Educational Contexts," International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning (IJCBPL), IGI Global, vol. 4(1), pages 15-27, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jcbpl0:v:4:y:2014:i:1:p:15-27
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