Facebook, social integration and informal learning at university: 'It is more for socialising and talking to friends about work than for actually doing work'

Learning, Media and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-155

  Madge, Clare ^a   Meek, Julia ^b   Wellens, Jane ^c   Hooley, Tristram ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Lifecycle Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d Careers Research Advisory Consultants (CRAC)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British university undergraduate students; Facebook; Informal learning; Social integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 72849145018     PISSN: 17439884     EISSN: 17439892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439880902923606     Document Type: Article

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