How Do the Faculty Members Go for Trolls? A View from An Emerging Country

Autor: H. Ferhan Odabaşi, Nihal Dulkadir Yaman, Baris Mercimek, Elif Bugra Kuzu Demir
Přispěvatelé: Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi Bölümü, Odabaşı, Hatice Ferhan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, Vol 18, Iss 3, Pp 66-83 (2017)
Volume: 18, Issue: 3 66-83
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education
ISSN: 1302-6488
Popis: WOS: 000414269100004
This paper focuses on the findings of an exploratory, qualitative phenomenological study and investigates opinions and evaluations of faculty members about trolls encountered in social media and mass medium. The research was carried out in Anadolu University in Turkey. A total of 18 faculty members from 9 faculties in 12 different departments responded to 4 interview questions. Faculty members' views on trolls were elicited through 2 rounds of semi-structured focus group interviews. Findings were based on content analyses of interview transcripts. Results are presented in four categories which emerged from perceptions, strategies, incidences and feelings. Trolls' aims and their success in doing so when it comes to the research group are discussed. This research concludes that purity, hazard and intelligence of trolls are still dubious facts for the Anadolu University faculty members.
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