EXPLORING DIGITAL SELF-EDUCATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF EXPERT INSIGHTS
Generation Z, marked by new media, interconnectedness, and a culture of instant gratification, allocates much of its time to social media platforms. Beyond their multifaceted functions, these platforms have the potential to facilitate learning by enabling teenagers to engage in various stages of...
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| description | Generation Z, marked by new media, interconnectedness, and a culture of instant
gratification, allocates much of its time to social media platforms. Beyond their multifaceted
functions, these platforms have the potential to facilitate learning by enabling teenagers
to engage in various stages of knowledge construction, such as sharing ideas, identifying
discrepancies, synthesizing information, and applying knowledge. This study investigates
the role of Instagram and TikTok as knowledge sources for Generation Z by analyzing
both the contributions and concerns related to the consumption of educational content.
To achieve this, we conducted expert interviews (N=13) with academicians and practitioners
from Romania, Germany, and the USA. The results indicate that social media can facilitate
social interactions and identity formation among adolescents while also serving as a
source of information and knowledge. However, adolescents should be guided in
navigating the potential threats and mitigating their harmful effects. Additionally, the
gathered expertise contributed to developing a guideline for practitioners, focusing on
the key elements for creating educational content for teenagers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8576c7c13daf4e9abe623e57e261c0eb2025-08-20T03:22:26ZengUniversity of Bucharest Publishing HouseStyles of Communication2065-79432067-564X2025-06-0117163100https://doi.org/10.31178/SC.17.1.02EXPLORING DIGITAL SELF-EDUCATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF EXPERT INSIGHTSDenisa Lăcătuș0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5298-9760Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaGeneration Z, marked by new media, interconnectedness, and a culture of instant gratification, allocates much of its time to social media platforms. Beyond their multifaceted functions, these platforms have the potential to facilitate learning by enabling teenagers to engage in various stages of knowledge construction, such as sharing ideas, identifying discrepancies, synthesizing information, and applying knowledge. This study investigates the role of Instagram and TikTok as knowledge sources for Generation Z by analyzing both the contributions and concerns related to the consumption of educational content. To achieve this, we conducted expert interviews (N=13) with academicians and practitioners from Romania, Germany, and the USA. The results indicate that social media can facilitate social interactions and identity formation among adolescents while also serving as a source of information and knowledge. However, adolescents should be guided in navigating the potential threats and mitigating their harmful effects. Additionally, the gathered expertise contributed to developing a guideline for practitioners, focusing on the key elements for creating educational content for teenagers.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X9zDmtCGfkG6qMeKFs8dXhvhA5G2s__S/viewsocial mediaadolescentsinformal educationeducational content |
| spellingShingle | Denisa Lăcătuș EXPLORING DIGITAL SELF-EDUCATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF EXPERT INSIGHTS Styles of Communication social media adolescents informal education educational content |
| title | EXPLORING DIGITAL SELF-EDUCATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF EXPERT INSIGHTS |
| title_full | EXPLORING DIGITAL SELF-EDUCATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF EXPERT INSIGHTS |
| title_fullStr | EXPLORING DIGITAL SELF-EDUCATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF EXPERT INSIGHTS |
| title_full_unstemmed | EXPLORING DIGITAL SELF-EDUCATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF EXPERT INSIGHTS |
| title_short | EXPLORING DIGITAL SELF-EDUCATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF EXPERT INSIGHTS |
| title_sort | exploring digital self education a qualitative study of expert insights |
| topic | social media adolescents informal education educational content |
| url | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X9zDmtCGfkG6qMeKFs8dXhvhA5G2s__S/view |
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