SOCIAL MEDIA FOR STUDENTS’ EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

Italian Journal of Educational Technology

Babatunde Akinwande Akinguloye, Mr.¹  Olujoke Emily Jembola, Mrs.¹  Omobola Oyinlade Gambo, Mrs.¹  Busuyi Francis Olowo, Mr.² 

[1] Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria;Obafemi Awolowo University, lle-lfe, Nigeria;

关键词: Students’ Employability Skills;    Social Media;    LinkedIn;    YouTube;    WhatsApp;    Facebook;   

DOI  :  10.17471/2499-4324/1185

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Social media may be an important tool for students to develop and improve their employability skills. This paper reports the results of a survey conducted in Osun State Technical Colleges (Nigeria) that investigated the use of social media (LinkedIn, YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter) and their influence on students’ employability skills. The study adopted a quantitative design approach and involved a sample of 354 randomly selected students. An instrument called “Use of Social Media Platform and Students’ Employability Skills Questionnaire (SMSESPQ)” was used for the purpose. Data were analyzed using multiple regression statistics. The findings showed that the use of YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter contributed significantly to students’ employability skills, and that students perceived this same benefit of social media.

【 授权许可】

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