Exploring educators’ lived experience of social support and wellbeing in private social network site channels: A heuristic inquiry
My research is a qualitative inquiry that explores how educators experience social support and the impact on wellbeing when interacting in private or closed social network site (SNS) channels. This is a space where participants engage with each other using the functionality of the SNS but where access is restricted in some way through either membership or invitation. Examples of this could include a Twitter Direct Message Group, Facebook Group, WhatsApp Group or Slack Channel etc.
Methodology
I am taking a qualitative research approach will enable me to explore social support within private SNS channels from a holistic and in-depth perspective. My chosen methodology is Heuristic Inquiry (Moustakas 1990) which is based on autobiographical experience and has been employed in a variety of disciplines including education (Given 2008; Sultan 2019)
Ethical Approval
Ethical approval for my research was granted by Lancaster University in May 2022
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