The role of social media in shaping first-generation high school students' college aspirations: A social capital lens

Computers and Education

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 424-436

  Wohn, Donghee Yvette ^a   Ellison, Nicole B ^b   Khan, M Laeeq ^a   Fewins Bliss, Ryan ^a   Gray, Rebecca ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cooperative collaborative learning; Media in education; Post secondary education; Secondary education

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROCEDURES; APPLICATION PROCESS; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; FACEBOOK; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT; MEDIA IN EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SURVEY DATA;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; EDUCATION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84873884741     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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