An Instagram hashtag fostering science education of vulnerable groups during the pandemic
Puigvert, Lídia (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Sociologia)
Villarejo Carballido, Beatriz (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Teoria i Història de l'Educació)
Gairal-Casadó, Regina (Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament de Pedagogia)
Gómez, Aitor (Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament de Pedagogia)
Cañaveras, Paula (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Sociologia)
Sordè i Martí, Teresa (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sociologia)

Data:	2022
Resum:	Scientific literature presents young people as a vulnerable group at risk of poverty and social exclusion. One of the elements that have the most significant impact on reducing their vulnerability is promoting education. Little is known about how social networks can promote the education of young people. To address this, the present study aims to analyse how social networks, specifically Instagram, which is one of the most used by young people, has promoted, among other aspects, the scientific education of young people during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study analyses 5000 education-related Instagram posts made during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2021) European research project ALLINTERACT. We have analysed those posts that show, on the one hand, how citizens benefit from scientific research and, on the other hand, citizens' awareness of the impact of scientific research. Through the analysis of the posts, it has been observed how Instagram has been a social network that has provided information and scientific advances in various branches of knowledge, created knowledge networks, and provided a channel for information about the pandemic. Through the analysis of the 5000 posts, it is evident how Instagram has provided spaces for scientific learning, fostering access to scientific education for young people.
Ajuts:	European Commission 872396
Drets:	Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.
Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Instagram ; Science education ; Vulnerable groups ; Pandemic ; Young people
Publicat a:	International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol. 19 (february 2022) , ISSN 1660-4601

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19041974
PMID: 35206162

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