The Use of Online Strategies and Social Media for Research Dissemination in Education

Autor/in	Cooper, Amanda
Titel	The Use of Online Strategies and Social Media for Research Dissemination in Education
Quelle	In: Education Policy Analysis Archives, 22 (2014) 8, (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068 2341
Schlagwörter	Online Systems; Social Networks; Mass Media Use; Research Reports; Knowledge Management; Information Dissemination; Web 2.0 Technologies; Educational Practices; Incidence; Use Studies; Technology Uses in Education; Consortia; Web Sites; Media Research; Educational Research; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Mediennutzung; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Wissensmanagement; Informationsverbreitung; Bildungspraxis; Vorkommen; Benutzerschulung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Vereinigung; Web-Design; Medienforschung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Alongside a growing interest in knowledge mobilization (trying to increase the connection between research, policy and practice) there has been a transformation of how knowledge is produced, accessed and disseminated in light of the internet and social media strategies. Few studies have explored the use of social media for research dissemination. This paper explores the online strategies used by 44 research brokering organizations (RBOs) in education across Canada. It is organized in four parts. The first provides a literature review of the terminology associated with Web 2.0 and social media as well as outlines the sparse empirical work that exists. The second presents empirical findings of online practices of 44 RBOs. The third section reports on the frequency of social media activity of RBOs as well as the nature of posts in order to ascertain whether or not research is actually being disseminated through these mechanisms. The final section discusses the implications of social media for research dissemination. Overall, use of additional online strategies by RBOs (other than websites) remains modest. Many of the strategies used are passive and do not allow two-way communication. Thirty percent of RBOs use social media; however, this usage in not pervasive and Facebook and Twitter networks are small. Other mechanisms to encourage active participation will be required alongside Web 2.0 and social media tools, if these strategies are to become robust avenues for knowledge mobilization and research dissemination. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: http://epaa.asu.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01