THE PROSPECTS AND CONSTRAINTS OF INTEGRATING SOCIAL MEDIA … › fulltext › EJ1213117.pdf · THE PROSPECTS AND CONSTRAINTS OF INTEGRATING SOCIAL MEDIA INTO THE NIGERIAN HIGHER

162

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE April 2019 ISSN 1302-6488 Volume: 20 Number: 2 Article 11

THE PROSPECTS AND CONSTRAINTS OF INTEGRATING SOCIAL MEDIA INTO THE NIGERIAN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM:

STUDENTS’ AND LECTURERS’ PERSPECTIVES

Kwase Audu DOGARI ORCID: 0000-0002-2092-0328

Department of Mass Communication Taraba State University

Jalingo, Nigeria

Oberiri Destiny APUKE ORCID: 0000-0002-7657-4858

Department of Mass Communication Taraba State University

Jalingo, Nigeria

Received: 08/05/2018 Accepted: 24/07/2018

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

163

164

REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

The Concept of Social Media

Empirical Review

165

166

167

Theoretical Underpinning

METHODOLOGY Research Design

Participants/Sampling Process

168

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Integrating Social Mediai into University Education

169

The Benefits of Adopting Social Media in University Education

170

Challenges of Adoptions of Social Media in University Education

171

CONCLUDING REMARKS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

172

BIODATA and CONTACT ADDRESSES of AUTHORS

173

REFERENCES

174

175