Creativity workshops in the regular classroom |
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| Authors: | Nancy King Mildrum |
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| Institution: | Enrichment Coordinator at the Georgia Elementary and Middle School , Georgia, Vermont |
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| Abstract: | Facebook is a frequently accessed social networking site with more than one billion active users worldwide. Although there are numerous studies on its impact on teenagers, none have investigated its impact on gifted and talented girls. This study’s aim was to understand the social media experiences of talented female student leaders. A qualitative approach, underpinned by the principles of phenomenology, was used. Individual semistructured, in-depth interviews were conducted with five participants. A modified method for phenomenological analysis was then used to distill the key essence of their experiences. This New Zealand study describes the complex challenges the participants face as users of Facebook and also argues for the value of the phenomenological method as a powerful research tool in such a study. |
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| Keywords: | adolescents emotional Facebook gifted girls social media well-being |
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