Have economic educators embraced social media as a teaching tool?

Abdullah Al-Bahrani, Darshak Patel () and Brandon Sheridan

The Journal of Economic Education, 2017, vol. 48, issue 1, 45-50

Abstract: In this article, the authors discuss the results of a study of the perceptions of a national sample of economics faculty members from various institutions regarding the use of social media as a teaching tool in and out of the economics classroom. In the past few years, social media has become globally popular, and its use is ubiquitous among students. As such, some instructors have incorporated social media into their courses to engage students. Others are reluctant to embrace social media, citing privacy concerns, social media being more of a distraction than a useful tool, and the challenge of keeping up with social media developments, among others. The authors characterize economics faculty's perceptions of the use of social media platforms for economic instruction.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/00220485.2016.1252290

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