the wild west of policy making : a discourse analysis of primary and secondary schools' social media policies
abstract
social media has become a technology that is increasingly shaping how
young people connect, socialize, and learn (ahn, 2011). many educators and
administrators endeavour to understand how this communications tool has evolved
and is used. while some steer clear of it as a tool for teaching and learning, others
grapple with how to employ its interactive, participatory potential in the classroom.
primary and secondary school administrators around the world have begun to
create policies to delineate the use of social media in classrooms. however others
continue to struggle with how to do so and many others have not even begun.
through a qualitative analysis of four distinct social media policies from the united
states, this thesis examines extant discursive themes and discourses, and
demonstrates how more schools, boards, and districts can develop their own
policies to implement this potent teaching and learning tool for the benefit of
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, the overwhelming majority of whom are already engaged in social media.
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