Osmangazi Journal of Educational Research

Yazarlar: Çiğdem KURTULUŞ, Fatih ÇETİN, Emel ZENGİN, Hamit ÖZEN

Konular:Eğitim, Bilimsel Disiplinler

Anahtar Kelimeler:Social media,Surveillance,Teacher,New generation technology

Özet: In this study, it was aimed to determine the opinions of teachers working in educational institutions affiliated to the Ministry of National Education on the use of social media in their schools and their reflections on school as a new generation surveillance mechanism based on Michel Foucault's 'Panopticon' metaphor and Scott's 'Hidden Transcripts' concepts. The study was carried out employing phenomenology. Ten teachers working in public schools in the city center of Eskisehir participated in the study. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers and finalized after expert opinions. According to the results of the research, it was understood that the use of social media was an indispensable part of the lives of the teachers within the framework of the school life however, sometimes it led to negativities such as misunderstandings, new burdens, and privacy issues that were reflected in school and daily lives. It was concluded that teachers had the idea that they were being watched through social media, perceived this as an element of anxiety and developed resistance practices against it. It was observed that teachers did not associate the issue of protection of private life and employee rights with the workloads of social media, and did not evaluate the effects of misunderstandings and private life arising from the use of social media within the framework of human rights. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the level of knowledge about human rights and employee rights in educational institutions.

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