Social media integration in marketing education: A way forward to improve engagement and learning outcomes
This paper explores the effects of embedding social media into marketing education on student engagement and effective learning in Saudi Arabia. A total of 221 in-service marketing educators from institutions of higher learning were arranged into two groups: a treatment group employing social media...
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| description | This paper explores the effects of embedding social media into marketing education on student engagement and effective learning in Saudi Arabia. A total of 221 in-service marketing educators from institutions of higher learning were arranged into two groups: a treatment group employing social media tools and a control group operating with a purely traditional approach. Data were collected from a pre-test and a post-test, surveys, and interviews. The findings indicate that social media significantly increased student engagement and knowledge retention. Perceived ease of use, institutional support, and effectiveness in meeting instructional objectives were most significant to adoption. However, challenges included privacy and technical issues. The study shows that social media has the potential to transform marketing education by fostering interactive, student-centered learning, provided that faculty members receive appropriate preparation and institutional support. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-421efcda4f80481d98cac36bfa27abb22025-08-20T02:11:05ZengElsevierComputers in Human Behavior Reports2451-95882025-03-011710059510.1016/j.chbr.2025.100595Social media integration in marketing education: A way forward to improve engagement and learning outcomesHesham Fazel0Amer Sayaf1Corresponding author.; University of Bisha, Saudi ArabiaUniversity of Bisha, Saudi ArabiaThis paper explores the effects of embedding social media into marketing education on student engagement and effective learning in Saudi Arabia. A total of 221 in-service marketing educators from institutions of higher learning were arranged into two groups: a treatment group employing social media tools and a control group operating with a purely traditional approach. Data were collected from a pre-test and a post-test, surveys, and interviews. The findings indicate that social media significantly increased student engagement and knowledge retention. Perceived ease of use, institutional support, and effectiveness in meeting instructional objectives were most significant to adoption. However, challenges included privacy and technical issues. The study shows that social media has the potential to transform marketing education by fostering interactive, student-centered learning, provided that faculty members receive appropriate preparation and institutional support.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958825000107Marketing educationLearning outcomesStudent engagementSocial media integration |
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| title | Social media integration in marketing education: A way forward to improve engagement and learning outcomes |
| title_full | Social media integration in marketing education: A way forward to improve engagement and learning outcomes |
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| title_short | Social media integration in marketing education: A way forward to improve engagement and learning outcomes |
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