واقع استخدام شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي في مشاركة المعرفة لدى طلبة الدراسات العليا في كلية العلوم التربوية بالجامعة الأردنية من وجهة نظرهم و اتجاهاتهم نحوها

Abstract EN

This study aimed to investigate The status quo of using social networks in knowledge sharing by postgraduate students at the college of educational sciences at the University of Jordan from their point of view and their attitudes towards it.

The population of the study consisted of all postgraduate students at the Intended college who were enrolled in the graduate program for the summer semester of 2019-2020, a total of (1097) Students.

The study sample consisted of (300) students, of whom (285) responded, representing (95%) of the study sample.

To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire consisted of three parts was developed, The first part was concerned with respondent's demographic data (Academic level, Gender, Specialization).

The second part was concerned with the status quo of using social networks in knowledge sharing, which included three domains : communication, transferring knowledge, and knowledge exchange, The study tool was tested for its reliability and validity.

Findings showed that the degree of using social networks in knowledge sharing by postgraduate students was estimated high, and that WhatsApp and Facebook consequently were the most used of social media by these students in sharing knowledge, and that their attitudes towards sharing knowledge through social networks were estimated high and positive.

Findings indicated that there were statistically significant differences at the level of (a=0.05) between the means of the study participant's evaluation of their use of social networks in knowledge sharing due to gender, and it was in favor of males, meanwhile, there were no statistically significant differences attributed to the academic level and specialization variables.

The findings also revealed statistically significant differences at the level (a = 0.05) between the means of the participants, attitudes towards sharing knowledge through social networks were attributed to gender, and it was in favor of males, also showed that there were no statistically significant differences attributed to the academic level and specialization variable.