THE EFFECTS OF GENERATION Z YOUTH'S SOCIAL MEDIA USE ON THEIR RELIGIOUS LEARNING: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY

Sümeyra Yakut; Cemil Oruç

Makale detayları

THE EFFECTS OF GENERATION Z YOUTH'S SOCIAL MEDIA USE ON THEIR RELIGIOUS LEARNING: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY

Yazarlar:

Sümeyra Yakut | Cemil Oruç

Yayıncı:

Inonu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Değerler Eğitimi

Dergi:

İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 23, pp.141-163

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001345431

pISSN:

2547-9393

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Özet:

 This study aims to determine how Generation Z youth perceive social media and the effects of social media on their religious learning. The qualitative aspect of the study was structured using the multiple holistic case design. In the quantitative aspect, descriptive screening, correlational screening designs, causal comparison, and correlational design were employed. The study finds that many variables, such as gender, culture, and socio-economic level, influence religious learning. The study concludes that there are three main factorsorientations that affect religiosity in youth. These factors are understanding orientation, skeptical orientation, and individualizationfreedom orientation. The unlimited environment offered by social media negatively impacts young peoples perceptions and attitudes towards religion, thus adversely affecting religious learning. It has been observed that young peoples inability to apply the situations that interest them in these areas due to religious rules leads to rebellion against and distancing from religion. In addition, it was concluded that the religious information shared by social media influencers, whose source and accuracy are questionable, negatively affects young peoples religious learning.

 This study aims to determine how Generation Z youth perceive social media and the effects of social media on their religious learning. The qualitative aspect of the study was structured using the multiple holistic case design. In the quantitative aspect, descriptive screening, correlational screening designs, causal comparison, and correlational design were employed. The study finds that many variables, such as gender, culture, and socio-economic level, influence religious learning. The study concludes that there are three main factorsorientations that affect religiosity in youth. These factors are understanding orientation, skeptical orientation, and individualizationfreedom orientation. The unlimited environment offered by social media negatively impacts young peoples perceptions and attitudes towards religion, thus adversely affecting religious learning. It has been observed that young peoples inability to apply the situations that interest them in these areas due to religious rules leads to rebellion against and distancing from religion. In addition, it was concluded that the religious information shared by social media influencers, whose source and accuracy are questionable, negatively affects young peoples religious learning.

 This study aims to determine how Generation Z youth perceive social media and the effects of social media on their religious learning. The qualitative aspect of the study was structured using the multiple holistic case design. In the quantitative aspect, descriptive screening, correlational screening designs, causal comparison, and correlational design were employed. The study finds that many variables, such as gender, culture, and socio-economic level, influence religious learning. The study concludes that there are three main factorsorientations that affect religiosity in youth. These factors are understanding orientation, skeptical orientation, and individualizationfreedom orientation. The unlimited environment offered by social media negatively impacts young peoples perceptions and attitudes towards religion, thus adversely affecting religious learning. It has been observed that young peoples inability to apply the situations that interest them in these areas due to religious rules leads to rebellion against and distancing from religion. In addition, it was concluded that the religious information shared by social media influencers, whose source and accuracy are questionable, negatively affects young peoples religious learning.

 Bu araştırma, Z kuşağı gençlerinin sosyal medyayı nasıl algıladığını ve sosyal medyanın dini öğrenmeleri üzerine etkilerini tespit etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmada karma yöntem desenlerinden açıklayıcı karma desen kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın nitel boyutu, butuncul coklu durum desenine uygun olarak yapılandırılmıştır. Nicel boyutunda ise betimsel tarama ve ilişkisel tarama desenlerinden nedensel karşılaştırma ve korelasyonel desen ile çalışılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda cinsiyet, kültür, sosyo-ekonomik düzey gibi birçok değişkenin dini öğrenmeleri etkilediği görülmüştür. Bu çalışmada gençlik döneminde dindarlığı etkileyen üç temel faktöryönelim olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bu faktörler; anlama yönelimi, şüpheci yönelim ve bireyselleşmeözgürlük yönelimidir. Ayrıca sosyal medyanın sunduğu sınırsız ortamın gençlerin dine yönelik algılarına ve tutumlarına zarar verdiği, dolayısıyla dini öğrenmeleri olumsuz etkilediği sonucuna da varılmıştır. Gençlerin bu alanlarda ilgilerini çeken durumları dini kurallar sebebiyle uygulayamamalarının dine isyana sevk ettiği, daha ileri aşamalarda dinden uzaklaşmaya, dine karşı duyarsız hale gelmeye, hatta dinden çıkmaya götürdüğü görülmüştür. Ayrıca sosyal medyada dini paylaşımlar yapan fenomenlerin paylaştığı, kaynağı ve doğruluğu şüpheli olan dini bilgilerin gençlerin dini öğrenmelerini olumsuz etkilediği sonucuna varılmıştır.

Makale detayları

THE EFFECTS OF GENERATION Z YOUTH'S SOCIAL MEDIA USE ON THEIR RELIGIOUS LEARNING: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY

Yazarlar:

Sümeyra Yakut | Cemil Oruç

Yayıncı:

Inonu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Değerler Eğitimi

Dergi:

İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 23, pp.141-163

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001345431

pISSN:

2547-9393

religious education

generation Z

religious learning

social mediaDin Eğitimi

Z Kuşağı

Dini Öğrenme

Sosyal Medya

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Sümeyra Yakut | Cemil Oruç

Yayıncı: Inonu University

Ana Başlıklar: Değerler Eğitimi

Dergi: İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 23, pp.141-163

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001345431

pISSN: 2547-9393

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Sümeyra Yakut | Cemil Oruç

Yayıncı:

Inonu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Değerler Eğitimi

Dergi:

İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.12 Issue 23, pp.141-163

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001345431

pISSN:

2547-9393