Ethical Behaviors of Undergraduate Students in Social Media Usage in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education

Abstract

This study aimed to explore and compare ethical behaviors in the usage of social media among undergraduate students in the Curriculum and Instruction program, Faculty of Education. The sample consisted of 600 students enrolled in the second semester of the academic year 2021. They were selected using a stratified random sampling technique and divided into different groups according to their majors. Data were collected using a questionnaire. The first part of the questionnaire concerns participants’ demographic information. The second part included a five-point rating scale questionnaire used to elicit students’ ethical behaviors while using social media. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, one-way ANOVA, and multiple comparisons of Scheffe’s method. The findings revealed that the participants possessed high levels of ethical behavior in social media usage, and there were significant differences in participants’ ethical behaviors while using social media, at the 0.05 significance level when classified by major.