Contributions of Social Media to Educational Development Among Nigerian Youths: a Study of National Open University of Nigeria Students
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Over the last 500 years, the mass media has influenced, to a large extent, on educational development and literacy rate in Nigeria as a result of the advent of various technological advancement. From time immemorial there were books, newspapers, magazines, photography, sound recordings, films, radio,television which make communication inescapable in all field of human endeavour. Introduction of internet in the later part of twentieth century changed not only the media involvement in effective information dissemination but has also ensured effective interraction between and among people of different countries. Internet is the mother of Social Media. It is part of enculturation, of learning which provides the main vehicle for education and information. The rationale behinde this paper is to find out whether the exposure of
Author: Simbiat Abidemi Ademuyiwa
Institution: National Open University of Nigeria
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2200336659