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- ISSN: 1752-6299
- E-ISSN: 1752-6302
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Participation in the School Orchestra and String Teachers Facebook v2 group: An online community of practice
- Source: International Journal of Community Music, Volume 8, Issue 1, Mar 2015, p. 93 - 103
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- 01 Mar 2015
Abstract
Abstract
The School Orchestra and String Teachers v2 (SOST v2) Facebook group is a self-directed online community of practice. In this study we describe the posting behaviour of SOST v2 members during the initial eighteen months of its launch on Facebook. Analysis of member-initiated posts (N=1,676) revealed the following:
• Nearly 22 per cent of SOST v2 members contributed posts.
• Repertoire (n=276), teaching advice (n=252) and links to articles and websites (n=231) were the most frequently posted topics.
• SOST v2 members represent Canada, Hong Kong, Morocco, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
School orchestra and string teachers have formed a viable community of practice on Facebook. Facebook groups provide a means by which music teachers may form a network for informal learning for music teachers and communicate easily with peers across the world. The challenges and potential of social media research are discussed.
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