A Framework of Social Networks Control in Higher Educational Contexts
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Published:2021-02-15
Issue:2
Volume:45
Page:451-471
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ISSN:1846-9418
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Container-title:Journal of information and organizational sciences
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language:
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Short-container-title:JIOS
Author:
Jakovljevic Maria1,
Nkopodi Nkopodi1
Affiliation:
1. Science and Technology Education University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Abstract
Educationists are urged to investigate the effect of social networks control. There is a lack of multidisciplinary studies with a focus on coercive social network control in the higher education sector. This exploratory and descriptive study presents a theoretical contemplation of social network control based on ten key elements that influence teaching and learning in higher educational environments. The paper provides a critical analysis of the impact of an economic model on social networks control and examines social engineering through the tenets of digital presence, psychological strategies and tactics. Insights into user-generated content and the learning process of manipulative assimilation that influence current ways of thinking in higher educational contexts are offered through the lens of social networks control mechanisms. A framework for social network control was derived, signifying the flow and dynamics between key elements which might impact on various aspects of social network security and its applications in Higher Education.
Publisher
Faculty of Organisation and Informatics
Subject
Library and Information Sciences,Computer Science Applications,Information Systems