Matters of data privacy related to social media are increasingly relevant for educators as happenings such as the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal have attracted public attention. Many educators use social media for professional purposes, including with their students and should, therefore, be knowledgeable regarding data privacy issues that impact education. This research explores this issue from an interpretive paradigm based on a mixed‐methods approach derived from survey data from an international sample of 148 pre‐service teachers who were studying education courses at three universities. Data suggest that pre‐service teachers see both educational and distracting potential in social media, but lack knowledge regarding relevant policies and regulations, which reflects trends in the broader population. Attitudes toward educational social media use were not correlated with awareness of data privacy policies. However, comfort with companies’ use of personal and student data and faith in governments’ capacity to regulate social media companies were correlated. We discuss our findings in relation to the use of social media and related data privacy considerations and the need for data literacy training in teacher education programs. We include recommendations in light of the findings.

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职前教师对社交媒体数据隐私政策的看法

随着2018年Cambridge Analytica丑闻之类的事件引起了公众的关注，与社交媒体相关的数据隐私问题对于教育工作者而言越来越重要。许多教育工作者将社交媒体用于专业目的，包括与学生一起使用，因此，应了解影响教育的数据隐私问题。这项研究从基于混合方法的解释性范式中探索了这个问题，该方法是从148名在三所大学学习教育课程的职前教师的国际样本的调查数据中得出的。数据表明，职前教师在社交媒体上看到了教育和分散注意力的潜力，但缺乏有关相关政策和法规的知识，这反映了广大人口的趋势。人们对教育性社交媒体使用的态度与对数据隐私政策的认识没有关联。但是，人们对公司使用个人和学生数据的舒适度以及对政府规范社交媒体公司能力的信任度是相关的。我们讨论了有关社交媒体使用和相关数据隐私注意事项以及在教师教育计划中进行数据素养培训的需求方面的发现。根据调查结果，我们会提供一些建议。我们讨论了有关社交媒体使用和相关数据隐私注意事项以及在教师教育计划中进行数据素养培训的需求方面的发现。根据调查结果，我们会提供一些建议。我们讨论了有关社交媒体使用和相关数据隐私注意事项以及在教师教育计划中进行数据素养培训的需求方面的发现。根据调查结果，我们会提供一些建议。