IBOPE Zogby Poll: Majorities Disapprove of Students ‘Friending’ High School Teachers & College Professors
18-29 Year-Olds More Supportive of Practice
UTICA, NY – Majorities of U.S. adults disapprove of teachers being Facebook friends with students, more so in high school than in college, a new IBOPE Zogby Interactive survey finds.
The January 10-12 survey finds two-thirds (66%) say they disapprove of students being Facebook friends with high school teachers or other staff members, while 53% don’t think it’s appropriate for students to “friend” college professors.
A majority of those ages 18-29 also disapprove of high school teachers and staff “friending” students, but by a smaller margin than all adults (58% to 66%). However, half of 18-29 year-olds (50%) approve of college professors being Facebook friends with students.
Do you approve or disapprove of high school teachers or other staff being Facebook friends with students?
|
Response |
All adults |
Ages 18-29 |
|
Approve |
23% |
32% |
|
Disapprove |
66% |
58% |
|
Not sure |
11% |
10% |
Do you approve or disapprove of college professors being Facebook friends with students?
|
Response |
All adults |
Ages 18-29 |
|
Approve |
38% |
50% |
|
Disapprove |
53% |
41% |
|
Not sure |
10% |
9% |
Totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding
The survey also finds that 28% of employed adults say their employer has a social networking policy, while 59% do not. The rest are unsure (13%).
IBOPE Zogby International conducted an online survey of 2,080 adults. The margin of error is +/- 2.2 percentage points. A sampling of IBOPE Zogby International's online panel, which is representative of the adult population of the U.S., was invited to participate. Slight weights were added to region, party, age, race, religion, gender and education to more accurately reflect the population.
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