Abstract
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.
Highlights
One-third of young people in Europe are at risk of poverty and social exclusion [1].The United Nations have identified their high vulnerability as people who do not have equal access to social values and institutions [2]
It has been observed that Instagram, the social network most used by young people and adolescents [21], contains information of scientific relevance
Through the analysis of the 5000 posts, it has been observed that Instagram, the social network most used by young people and adolescents [22], contains quality scientific information, providing learning spaces for different branches of knowledge when using this social network, as the scientific literature has already shown in the specific case of health conditions and lifestyles [25,26]
Summary
One-third of young people in Europe are at risk of poverty and social exclusion [1]. The United Nations have identified their high vulnerability as people who do not have equal access to social values and institutions [2]. In 1998, the same institution in the Declaration on Youth Policies and Programs in Lisbon [3] already presented a great international concern about the situation of young people, due to the numerous elements of vulnerability that surrounded them and that we have not yet solved. Far from reducing the vulnerability of this group, the situation of risk in which they find themselves continues to increase, as the proportion of young people living in households with very low work intensity, which leads to situations of serious risk to their economic and social well-being, continues to rise [5].
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