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W ostatnich latach na całym świecie nasiliła się konkurencja między uniwersytetami w zakresie rekrutacji studentów. Wraz z coraz większą liczbą instytucji edukacyjnych wchodzących na rynek globalny, rywalizacja rekrutacyjna między tymi instytucjami nabrała nowego wymiaru. Zmusiło to uczelnie do wykorzystania wszelkich dostępnych środków, aby dotrzeć do potencjalnych studentów – w tym technologii i, co za tym idzie, mediów społecznościowych. Zarówno studenci, jak i uniwersytety mają swoje cele i oczekiwania, jeśli chodzi o korzystanie z mediów społecznościowych, dlatego istotne jest ustalenie zasad dotyczących korzystania z mediów społecznościowych podczas rekrutacji studentów. Głównym celem badania jest zatem zaproponowanie zestawu wytycznych, aby uniwersytety mogły skutecznie korzystać z mediów społecznościowych podczas rekrutacji studentów. Badanie zostało przeprowadzone na Mauritiusie, gdzie istnieje duża koncentracja instytucji szkolnictwa wyższego, tak, aby wyniki mogły zostać zaadaptowane przez inne uniwersytety ze względu na globalne wykorzystanie mediów społecznościowych. Jako badanie eksploracyjne, skupiono się na publicznych uniwersytetach na Mauritiusie. Spośród 49 497 studentów, którzy zarejestrowali się we wszystkich instytucjach szkolnictwa wyższego na Mauritiusie, 25 390 było zapisanych na cztery uniwersytety publiczne (Participation in Tertiary Education 2021, 2022:1). Wyraźnie wskazuje to na potrzebę odpowiedniego wykorzystania mediów społecznościowych przez uczelnie publiczne w celu dotarcia do potencjalnych studentów i pozyskania ich części z rynku. W badaniu zastosowano podejście jakościowe, które ma charakter eksploracyjny, z ośmioma administratorami uniwersytetów publicznych, z którymi przeprowadzono wywiady za pomocą częściowo ustrukturyzowanych wywiadów pogłębionych. Ponadto, 32 studentów pierwszego roku z uczelni publicznych wzięło udział w zogniskowanych dyskusjach grupowych. Zebrane dane zostały następnie poddane analizie tematycznej z wykorzystaniem procedury Brauna i Clarke’a. Wyniki badania wykazały, że na wszystkich publicznych uniwersytetach na Mauritiusie administratorzy stoją przed wyzwaniami związanymi z efektywnym wykorzystaniem mediów społecznościowych do rekrutacji studentów, głównie ze względu na fakt, że nie są pewni, z których platform i funkcji mediów społecznościowych korzystać; brakuje im umiejętności i zasobów do prowadzenia kampanii w mediach społecznościowych i nie są przeszkoleni w zakresie tworzenia ich treści. Z drugiej strony, potencjalni studenci wskazywali, że preferowaną przez nich platformą mediów społecznościowych jest Facebook. Stwierdzono również, że rodzaje informacji i treści, które studenci chcieliby uzyskać w mediach społecznościowych, obejmują między innymi porady dotyczące kariery, programu nauczania, oferowane kursy, warunki przyjęcia, opłaty, udogodnienia płatnicze oraz procedury. Na podstawie wyników badań zaproponowano zestaw wytycznych.

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Social media student recruitment higher education thematic analysis Mauritius focus group in-depth interviews social media content Facebook media społecznościowe rekrutacja studentów szkolnictwo wyższe analiza tematyczna Mauritius grupy fokusowe wywiady pogłębione treści mediów społecznościowych Facebook

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Joy Beesoon - Uniwersytet Otwarty Mauritiusa

Lecturer and manager of Department of management at Open University of Mauritius

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Cant, M., & Beesoon, J. (2023). Malejąca rekrutacja:: czy media społecznościowe są sposobem na rekrutację studentów?. Forum Oświatowe, 36(1 (69), 49–71. https://doi.org/10.34862/fo.2023.1.3

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