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Title:
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CROSS-AGE TUTORING VIA SOCIAL MEDIA: MOTIVATING TEENAGE TUTORS TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNGER CHILDREN |
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Author(s):
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Bester Chimbo, Helene Gelderblom |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-77-9 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers, Tomayess Issa and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2012 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Cross-age tutoring, social media, socio-economy, cooperative inquiry |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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167 |
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Last Page:
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174 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Excessive use of social media by teenagers is a reality and although some see it as a problem we regard it as an opportunity to get access to capacity for learning support. Our aim is to develop a cross-age tutoring system based on a social networking platform whereby teenagers from advantaged communities in South Africa provide after school learning support to younger children whose circumstances deny them access to such support. To ensure that we design the system in a way that will encourage both tutors and tutees to use it, we involve children in every step of the planning and design. This paper reports on a study to determine what would motivate teenagers to participate as tutors in such a system. We interviewed 28 culturally diverse children who attend various affluent urban high schools. The results show that South African teenagers are very aware of the socio-economic problems and that they see it as their responsibility to help less fortunate children. They generally feel that tutors should do this for intrinsic benefits rather than for tangible rewards. |
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