Students' perspectives on the role of facebook in their studies

Abstract

This study entitled Students` Perspectives on the Role of Facebook in their Studies aimed to find out the students’ perspectives on the role of Facebook in their studies and to find out how Facebook helps them in their studies. To accomplish the objectives of my study, I used narrative research design. Six students of B.Ed. were selected from J.S. Murarka Multiple Campus Lahan, Siraha.The sample was taken by using non-random purposive sampling procedure. In order to gather required data and information for this study, in-depth interview and close-ended questionnaire were used as the major research tool. This study focuses on one kind of social media: Facebook. The data were collected through in-depth interviews and open-ended questionnaires. The collected data were analysed descriptively. After analyzing the data, it was found that Facebook plays the most important role in students` lives for their further studies. Social media like Facebook connects the students globally and creates more resources for the students. It serves as a comprehensive resource for students, facilitating communication among peers, facilitating the sharing of files and information, and enabling them to make new connections within the campus community. The research explored the various ways in which students employ Facebook in their academic endeavors, analyzing its diverse roles in their learning experiences. This study includes five chapters. The first chapter presents the background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and operational definitions of the key terms. The second chapter consists of the review of related theoretical literature, review of empirical literature, implications of the review for the study and conceptual framework. In the same way, chapter three includes design of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tools, sources of data, data collection procedures, data analysis procedures and ethical considerations. The fourth chapter is about analysis of data and interpretations of result. And the fifth chapter deals with findings, conclusion and implications which are summed up from the analysis and interpretations of the collected data for the purpose of research. The references and appendices have been included in the last part of the thesis.