Social networking sites and social capital: An appraisal of Nigerian universities' students
By using Web 2.0, it obviously means that we are interacting, sharing, collaborating and exchanging ideas especially using the SNSs (Social Networking Sites) like Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Twitter, Second Life, NigeriaDotCom, Hi5, Okcut, and thousands of others. Social capital refers to the intang...
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| author | Alhaji, Ahmad Suleiman Shaari, Ahmad Jelani |
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| description | By using Web 2.0, it obviously means that we are interacting, sharing, collaborating and exchanging ideas especially using the SNSs (Social Networking Sites) like Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Twitter, Second Life, NigeriaDotCom, Hi5, Okcut, and thousands of others. Social capital refers to the intangible resources embedded within interpersonal relationships or social institutions. This study aimed in investigating and reported the extent
of SNSs usage and its influence on social capital among university students in Nigeria. In a qualitative approach using interview employed on 12 subjects from the scope area. The qualitative results indicated the extent of the influence of SNS usage on social capital among the students in Nigeria. And found SNSs as social norms; information and communication channels academically, politically, religiously and economically. |
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| spelling | uum-19572011-01-03T08:48:17Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/1957/ Social networking sites and social capital: An appraisal of Nigerian universities' students Alhaji, Ahmad Suleiman Shaari, Ahmad Jelani LB2300 Higher Education T Technology (General) By using Web 2.0, it obviously means that we are interacting, sharing, collaborating and exchanging ideas especially using the SNSs (Social Networking Sites) like Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Twitter, Second Life, NigeriaDotCom, Hi5, Okcut, and thousands of others. Social capital refers to the intangible resources embedded within interpersonal relationships or social institutions. This study aimed in investigating and reported the extent of SNSs usage and its influence on social capital among university students in Nigeria. In a qualitative approach using interview employed on 12 subjects from the scope area. The qualitative results indicated the extent of the influence of SNS usage on social capital among the students in Nigeria. And found SNSs as social norms; information and communication channels academically, politically, religiously and economically. 2010 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/1957/1/LLL_-_T1_-_09.pdf Alhaji, Ahmad Suleiman and Shaari, Ahmad Jelani (2010) Social networking sites and social capital: An appraisal of Nigerian universities' students. In: Lifelong Learning International Conference 2010 (3LInC’10), 10 - 12 November 2010, Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Unpublished) http://3linc.uum.edu.my/ |
| spellingShingle | LB2300 Higher Education T Technology (General) Alhaji, Ahmad Suleiman Shaari, Ahmad Jelani Social networking sites and social capital: An appraisal of Nigerian universities' students |
| title | Social networking sites and social capital: An appraisal of Nigerian universities' students |
| title_full | Social networking sites and social capital: An appraisal of Nigerian universities' students |
| title_fullStr | Social networking sites and social capital: An appraisal of Nigerian universities' students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social networking sites and social capital: An appraisal of Nigerian universities' students |
| title_short | Social networking sites and social capital: An appraisal of Nigerian universities' students |
| title_sort | social networking sites and social capital an appraisal of nigerian universities students |
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