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Facebook Usage, Social Networks, and Social Support and University Undergraduate Women
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, Educational Technology and LiteracyCollege of EducationTowson University, United States ; , , Towson University, United States

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Jacksonville, Florida, United States ISBN 978-1-939797-07-0 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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Abstract: Interviews about Facebook usage and social support were conducted with five university women who identified themselves at extremes of Facebook usage (high vs. low) and mattering to others (high vs. low). Network characteristics, support quality, and open ended responses to questions about Facebook use were matched with a visual display of the social network identified by the respondents. Covariation of these factors was explored, with some modest evidence of the association between mattering and network density among Facebook friends. During this roundtable presentation we will present our initial analyses, and elicit feedback from participants regarding the implications of the findings for university education.

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McNary, S., Wang, Z. & Lohnes-Watulak, S. (2014). Facebook Usage, Social Networks, and Social Support and University Undergraduate Women. In M. Searson & M. Ochoa (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2014--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2158-2166). Jacksonville, Florida, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved September 1, 2024 from .

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