Reality check: How adolescents use TikTok as a digital backchanneling medium to speak back against institutional discourses of school(ing)

Wright, William Terrell

doi:10.5195/rt.2021.777

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“…In summary, the TeachTokerists enumerated that TikTok may subject students to videos with adult contents, profane language, excessive app use, unreliable information, and criticisms from other users. Although these were the shared perceptions of TeachTokerists in the Philippines as participants in this study, various researchers appear to have yielded similar findings (Anderson, 2020;Jaffar et al, 2019;Liang, 2021;Vijay & Gekker, 2021;Wright, 2021).…”

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confidence: 66%

“…Despite TikTok's proven track record, it is also peppered with cons. TikTok is viewed as a distraction, a bad influence, and a stumbling barrier in students' path to self-improvement (Liang, 2021;Wright, 2021). The study of Vijay and Gekker (2021) has raised concerns about controversial materials, hate speeches, and a lack of platform responsibility.…”

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TeachTokerists in the Philippines: A Husserlian Phenomenology

Quinto

Cho-oy

2022

Asia Social Issues

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The usage of TikTok in the educational environment appears to be sparse, in contrast to previous studies that assess methods of integrating various social media platforms. As a result, this study aimed to clarify this issue by exploring the experiences and viewpoints of teacher-Tiktokerists or TeachTokerists in the Philippines to comprehend Tiktok’s function in the field of education. Using Edmund Husserl’s (descriptive) phenomenology, the findings revealed that TeachTokerists are from all over the Philippines, handling various courses in primary education. Most were aware of the app before the pandemic but only started using it during the pandemic-related lockdowns. The acronym “EDU”, which refers to E - Entertainment Purposes, D - Development of Content, and U - understanding oneself and others, is an example of why teachers in the Philippines are on Tiktok. The acronym “TOK” was developed by the researchers based on the themes they identified regarding the roles TikTok has made in Philippine education: T for Tools for Teachers and Students, O for Optimization of Students’ Confidence, Video Editing Skills, and Talents (CVT), and K for Knowledge Resource for Teachers. In the arena of Philippine education, TikTok may be advantageous. With the help of its easy-to-use interface, teachers may better convey key ideas to students and help them create videos as part of their learning output or performance. Furthermore, teachers can include educational materials that are freely available online in their lessons. Regrettably, the TeachTokerists listed the dangers that TikTok poses to students, including, but not limited to, vulgar language, excessive app use, incorrect information, and criticisms from other users. In the future, a quantitative version of this study may be carried out to include more TeachTokerists, and the room to learn more about the experiences of TeachTokerists who produce educational content also remains open.

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Section: Educational Materialssupporting

confidence: 66%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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TeachTokerists in the Philippines: A Husserlian Phenomenology

Quinto

Cho-oy

2022

Asia Social Issues

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“…Snapchat involves the setting up of contacts as groups of users who communicate with each other whereas TikTok is not based on followers rather it uses an algorithm to ‘provide endless access to videos that TikTok believes the user would like’ 29 . TikTok's ease of use and vibrancy with a stream of videos on screen upon opening the app, even without having signed onto the app, provides an ‘instantaneous participatory mediascape’ 30 …”

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“…Building trust and demonstrating care were of paramount importance to this study's participants. Douglas and Jackson 38 found that at‐risk young people were motivated by their own lived experience to help or mentor other at‐risk young people, which could lead to prosocial behaviours 20,28–30 …”

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No Dramas: Using applied theatre to explore youth health issues in regional Central Queensland

Lorenza,

Pascoe,

Price

et al. 2023

Australian J Rural Health

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IntroductionYoung people in a regional Central Queensland community identified concerns related to their health and health behaviours, but have limited access to health information.ObjectiveTo explore the youth health perspectives and priorities of young people in regional Queensland and identify how young people prefer to access health information.DesignA participatory action research approach, using applied theatre methods and technology.FindingsThe key challenges to youth health in regional Queensland identified by participants were substance use, in particular vaping, and bullying. Short‐form social media videos are an effective channel for communicating youth health information, but to do so must closely align with the predominant formats and trends on social media platforms.DiscussionYoung people are not likely to read health information in printed form. Effective communication is the key to empowering young people to make decisions regarding their health behaviours. Our research shows that young people tend to share with other young people, and they are less likely to listen to older people and those in positions of authority. Health concerns raised ranged from cyberbullying and peer pressure to vaping, alcohol and chroming.ConclusionYoung people are more likely to engage with information that reflects their lived experience. The research concludes that we need to reconsider how information is provided for young people. Ways to empower young people and their voices via their preferred genre and format, not only to inform their health behaviours but also other aspects of their lives, is imperative.

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“…This application had 100 million users and a potential audience of 1 billion when it first launched, back when it was still known as Douyin [8,9]. Due to the individual's success in creating videos, there were TikTok celebrities even in Indonesia [10][11][12]. This platform promotes the Challenge as a draw for users to want to utilize TikTok [13].…”

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TikTok’s Influence on Education

Liu¹

2023

EHSS

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In a globalized new era of information and technology, social media plays one of the most important roles in human life. People use it for study, work, and connecting. TikTok is one of the fastest-growing social media. It hosts a variety of short-form user videos from genres like pranks, stunts, tricks, jokes, dance, and entertainment. Currently, content creators start a revolution of education on TikTok. They teach second languages, scientific knowledge, and historical events on TikTok. This paper will discuss the impacts of Education on TikTok, which will provide future implications for those students who plan to use social media like Tik Tok to study.

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Reality check: How adolescents use TikTok as a digital backchanneling medium to speak back against institutional discourses of school(ing)

Cited by 9 publications

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TeachTokerists in the Philippines: A Husserlian Phenomenology

TeachTokerists in the Philippines: A Husserlian Phenomenology

No Dramas: Using applied theatre to explore youth health issues in regional Central Queensland

TikTok’s Influence on Education

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