SOCIAL MEDIA AND SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION

Abstract

In the present developing world Sustainable development plays a vital role. Education is one of the major goals to be achieved in sustainable development. It can be done with the help of social media. A life without social media is unimaginable. Excessive usage of social media has adverse effects on sustainable education. Social media which surrounds everyone in modern society affects both time and work activities. It is affecting the minds of youths and their education as they are considered to be the immediate future. On the other hand, it is used for different forms of communication and exchange of information which was not available in the past. Social media acts as a principal factor in transforming and shaping the lives of a student in different ways. The level of dependency on these social media platforms is leading to addiction but how can we retain sustainable education? Students are the vulnerable group in society to be addicted and face health problems. The study is designed to examine the impact of social media which is contributing towards sustainable education. With this idea the paper attempts to examine the use use and purpose of using social media by the students and to evaluate the positive and negative impacts of social media on sustainable education. The study was conducted among professional colleges of Mangalore as it is one of the smart city in Karnataka and it has wider scope for urbanization. Key words: Education, mental health of students, Sustainable education and development