دور مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي في التثقيف السياسي للشباب المصري

Abstract EN

Aims: The study aims to identify the role of social networking sites in the political education of Egyptian youth.

Methods: The study relied on a survey method.

Tools: We used the newspaper questionnaire.

Sample: A sample of 200 single aged 18- 21 years old were distributed evenly (Zagazig University, Cairo University) in the governorates of Cairo and eastern parts of the male and female, During the month of April 2013.

Results: That the percentage 55.5% of respondents are using social networking sites always.

That Facebook is ranked first among social networking sites on which young people in obtaining information about political issues an average of 4.52.

That the most important reasons and motives of Egyptian youth to use social networking sites it provides them what they need from an average of 2.22 political information.

The percentage 48.9% of respondents are interested in reading the political news that include political values through social networking sites significantly.

That the percentage 30.4% of respondents confirmed the contribution of the implications raised in the social networking sites to increase their knowledge of political issues via social networking sites significantly.

(Published abstract)