SOCIAL MEDIA'S INVASION AND STUDENTS' DISCIPLINE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA

Okunzuwa Rasak Uzamere, Evbakoe Pedro Ikuereye

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The influence of social networking sites (SNS) on student conduct in Edo State schools was examined in this study. The research examined the motivations behind the use of various social media sites and how those motivations affect children's behavior. Three (3) research questions were put forth. A descriptive survey research design was used in the study to define and characterize the characteristics of the variables. The population under investigation consists of all the Three thousand seven hundred and sixty-two (3,762) students in the nineteen (19) public secondary schools and three hundred and fifteen (315) students from the study population were selected as the sample. A questionnaire created by the researcher was employed to collect information. Descriptive statistics, frequencies, mean, and standard deviation were used to examine the questionnaire data. The study's conclusions led to the conclusion that a sizable percentage of students make heavy use of a variety of social networks. These platforms are useful for communication, entertainment, information access, and keeping up with news and current events. That being said, very few use them for documentation and research. Furthermore, the study found that exposure to particular content on social networking sites has negatively impacted a significant proportion of Students. It is therefore recommended that strict policies be put in place to control students' use of mobile phones while attending educational institutions. There is also a request for government action to create content filtering policies prior to the dissemination of content on social networking platforms.

 

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social media, discipline, schools, exposure

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v11i5.5325

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