A STUDY OF SOCIAL NETWORKING AMONG TERTIARY INSTITUTION STUDENTS: CASE STUDY OF ADEYEMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ONDO, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA.

Abstract

The study investigated social networking among tertiary institution students in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. The population of the study consisted of all students in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo and the sample comprised two hundred (200) respondents
which were randomly selected from the five schools in the College. A survey research design was adopted for the study. Five research questions were raised to guide the study. A research instrument titled “Social Networking among Tertiary Institution Students Questionnaire” (SNTISQ) was used to elicit information from the respondents. Data collected were analysed using frequency counts and simple percentages. Findings revealed that there is prevalence of social networking among tertiary institution students and facebook is the most commonly used. It was also found that social networking helps in getting easy access to information across the world and materials for school assignment and works. On the other hand, cyber bullying, cyber fraud, sex chatting, pornography and isolation are the negative effects of social networking media on students. It is therefore recommended that there should be
collaborative effort among the government, school authority and parents on how to encourage positive use of social networking. Guidance counsellors should also work on enlightening students about social networking and providing the therapeutic interventions
for those negatively affected.