The Use Of Online Social Networks By Polish Former Erasmus Students: A Large-Scale Survey

• Published in: TOJET : the Turkish online journal of educational technology Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 232 - 238
• Main Author: BRYLA, Pawel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Adapazari Sakarya Üniversitesi Yayınları 01.07.2014; Sakarya University
• Subjects: Administrator Surveys; Bilim-Teknoloji; Business Education; College Graduates; College Students; Communication; Communication (Thought Transfer); Computer Mediated Communication; Educational technology; Electronic Journals; Eğitim Bilimleri; Foreign Countries; Foreign students; Global Approach; Higher Education; Higher education institutions; Internet; Interpersonal Communication; Kişisel Gelişim; Leaders; Literature Reviews; Periodicals; Poland; Polish language; Polls & surveys; Questionnaires; Respondents; Self Efficacy; Social Capital; Social Networks; Student Characteristics; Student Exchange Programs; Student Mobility; Student Surveys; Students; Touch; Trust (Psychology); University students; Web 2.0 Technologies; Web Sites; Websites; Türkiye; Sakarya; Poland; Poland; international student mobility; Facebook; online social networks; Erasmus
• ISSN: 2146-7242; 1303-6521; 1303-6521

There is an increasing role of online social networks in the life of young Poles. We conducted a large-scale survey among Polish former Erasmus students. We have received 2450 completed questionnaires from alumni of 115 higher education institutions all over Poland. 85.4% of our respondents reported they kept in touch with their former Erasmus colleagues. Unsurprisingly, it is the social networking website communication that largely prevails as the most frequent communication channel. Almost 2/5 of the study subjects considered it to be the most used in this context. We were interested in the patterns of use of social networking websites among our respondents. Although 10 social networks were included in the catalogue of answers, it turned out that only 4 of them played a significant role in our sample. The most popular was Facebook, which was number one in socialising with both local and international friends.