The SNS-mediated Communication Modes and Teacher-student Relationships in Internet Era: Undergraduates’ Perceptions from Four Chinese Universities

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10.2991/assehr.k.220107.033How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Teacher-student Relationships; Communication modes; undergraduates; Social networking site

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to understand undergraduates’ views on based-SNS (Social Networking Sites) communication modes and teacher-student relationships in Chinese universities in the internet era. We investigated 420 undergraduates from four universities in Western China by semi-structured interview and questionnaire. Results indicate Social Networking Sites (WeChat and QQ) are the most popular communication platform of undergraduates in Chinese universities. All the participating undergraduates (n=420) have active SNS (QQ and WeChat) accounts and joined in class-group (QQ and WeChat group). 91% of them thought QQ or WeChat could be used for learning. But the convenient communication modes did not play a great role in improving the teacher-student relationships. Only 29.5% of the participating undergraduates thought SNS can promote the relationship between teachers and students, and only 6.67% of them have chatted with the teachers on Social Networking Sites in private. 31.4% of them were satisfied with the current teacher-student relationships in the Universities and 71.5% thought the current teacher-student relationship needs to be improved. The undergraduates expect to build a harmonious, cooperative, mutual understanding and tolerant relationship between teachers and students. They understood the current situation and problems of the relationship between teachers and students, but they don’t adopt proactive approach to improve it. We think building a good relationship between teachers and students is the common wish of teachers and students. It needs teachers and students to make joint efforts.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hongling GUO
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/20
TI  - The SNS-mediated Communication Modes and Teacher-student Relationships in Internet Era: Undergraduates’ Perceptions from Four Chinese Universities
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Seminar on Education Research and Social Science (ISERSS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 176
EP  - 180
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220107.033
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220107.033
ID  - GUO2022
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