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Showing 1 to 20 of 147 for “"WhatsApp"”.
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The Credibility Assessment Process of Political Information on WhatsApp in Brazil
Instant messaging applications (IMA) like WhatsApp are increasingly used for political information and news and have been directly related to the spread of misinformation (Newman, 2019). Although the platform’s closed nature differentiates it from open social media, it also has hindered studies …
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O uso das redes sociais na produção telejornalística cotidiana: estudo de caso do WhatsApp no RJTV
… objeto de análise a utilização da ferramenta WhatsApp no RJTV, noticiário local (da cidade do Rio de Janeiro) da emissora Rede Globo. Através de percurso bibliográfico situado no contexto das novas mídias, em meio ao cotidiano dos sujeitos e aos modos de sociabilidade que transformam o espaço, …
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SNSs and deliberative governance in a polarised society : the role of WhatsApp groups in Kenyan counties
… This study examines the growing use of WhatsApp groups for such deliberations. It is based on the proposition that the outcomes of deliberative governance and its impact on polarisation depends on the quality of deliberation and, in particular, on the platform’s (WhatsApp’s), structure …
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Designing and testing a solution to fill ART knowledge gaps at primary healthcare level: WhatsApp-based microlearning
… designing, testing and evaluating the effect of WhatsApp group-based microlearning for HIV training on HCWs' knowledge. Nurses and community health workers (CHWs) at 50 predominantly rural clinics in the Eastern Cape were invited to join the training at in-person recruitment visits. Uptake and …
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Exploring linguistic "creativity" on social media: A case of selected posts by Namibians on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp
… expressed on social media platforms: Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter. In addition, the study sought to identify the strategies of linguistic innovation and to examine the motivation behind this innovation. By assessing the extent that the innovated language deviates from standard English, the …
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Examining uses of selected WhatsApp emojis as a communication tool among the youth: A case of Non-Metropolitan College
… With the advancement of technology and society, WhatsApp has firmly established itself as a popular social media platform. It has become one of the most widely used communication tools among people, especially the youth. WhatsApp has many features that can pass messages from the sender to the …
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Enhancing dialogue to reduce transactional distance: a case of using mobile mediated social media in a virtual group activity
… distance learners. It has become evident that WhatsApp popularity has risen; one unique feature is its affordance to enhance communication within a group. Hence, WhatsApp group was used to enhance interactions, as well as nurturing social engagement that creates dialogue and sharing amongst a …
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Communication tools for distance learning students
… in student-to-student communication using WhatsApp. In 2018, the Slack communication tool wasintroduced to the MIT degree with the objective of increasing communication and collaboration between students and lecturers. This study investigates the adoption and use of the three communication …
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The impact of social media on the development and promotion of Indigenous African Languages: a case study of the Rural University
… social media platforms, namely; Facebook and WhatsApp from the students‟ chat groups were analysed within the scope of some linguistic devices such as grammar rules and orthography. The study captures the students‟ conversations as they appear in Facebook and WhatsApp for the purpose of …
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Umthelela wezinkundla zokuxhumana ekubhalweni nasekuqanjweni kwamagama olimini lweSizulu
… umthamo wabantu abaningi u-Facebook kanye no-WhatsApp. Lolu cwaningo lusebenzise injulalwazi ehlaziya ukudungeka kolimi okudalwa izinkundla zokuxhumana, ukuhlaziya ukushintsha kolimi, kanye nenjulalwazi ehlaziya ulimi nomphakathi. Ucwaningo lusebenzise ipharadayimu yomhumusho ukuhlaziya …
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How refugees in South Africa use mobile phones for social connectedness
… collected from semi-structured interviews and WhatsApp group chats, and analysed using thematic analysis. The interviewees comprised 27 refugees living in South Africa, and the WhatsApp group had 15 members. Findings: The findings demonstrate that the refugees face a multitude of obstacles, …
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Effectiveness of digital education approaches to improve knowledge, attitude, and practice towards salt intake in a sample of UAE population
… to reduce salt intake delivered via weekly short WhatsApp messages versus fortnightly brochure email attachment was tested in a randomised controlled parallel study (N= 121). Forty participants from the two intervention groups were later interviewed retrospectively to provide insights into the …
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Understanding self-care perceptions and behaviours of community care workers in Cape Town to develop and assess a self-care intervention
… habits. Based on these findings, a two-session WhatsApp group intervention was designed in collaboration with the team leaders. In Stage 2, the intervention was delivered to 16 CCWs from three organisations. Two post-intervention focus groups with 10 participants reported increased …
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'Luring the infant into life' : exploring infant mortality and infant-feeding in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
… use of social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp, WhatsApp interviews, focus groups and pictures. Drawing on concepts of managing risk, this dissertation demonstrates that in a world where life is precarious due to illnesses, poverty and other social ills that reflect the political …
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Social media enhanced boundary crossing: exploring distance students' ecosystems of learning support
… learning, including social media. In particular WhatsApp, which enables the crossing of transitional, formal and informal learning contexts, hierarchical and, time and space boundaries. Recognizing social media as an important part of students' learning support ecosystem, allowed an expanded view …
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Acceptability of a Social Learning Theory-based parenting programme to South African parents
… at improving parenting skills, delivered through WhatsApp. Programme acceptability was operationally defined as whether parents had used techniques taught, or were likely to use them. Conducted in four South African provinces, the study employed a sequential explanatory mixed methods design using …
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An exploration of the use of social media as a vehicle to enculturate Vhavenda youth in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province of South Africa
… like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp and many more could be utilized to ingrain IKS. This process can be facilitated if the government provides financial resources to familiarise communities with IK. The study advised that various media outlets should develop programs that …
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Moderating effects of cross-cultural dimensions on the relationship between persuasive smartphone application's design and acceptance-loyalty
… against a globally popular application like WhatsApp, an instrument was devised to investigate the cross-cultural adoption and continued use of Smartphone apps. Using this instrument, surveys were conducted for this research study to identify the influencing factors that have motivated the …
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