The Role of Social Networks in Promoting Citizenship Values among Public Relations and Media Students in Palestinian Universities

DOI: 10.46988/IJMMC.07.01.2025.04

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the role of social networks in promoting citizenship values among public relations and media students in Palestinian Universities. The study adopted the descriptive analytical method, and the sample of the study consisted of (180) students of public relations and media in Palestinian Universities, the major universities were selected in the governorates of Gaza, namely: (Al-Aqsa University, Islamic University, Al-Azhar University), the study used the questionnaire as a tool To collect data. The most important results of the study were as The role of social networks in promoting citizenship values among students of public relations and media in Palestinian Universities came with a relative weight (74.081), which is the degree of approval (large). And There are no statistically significant differences between the responses of the respondents on the role of social networks in promoting citizenship values among public relations and media students in Palestinian Universities due to the gender variable, while there are statistically significant differences attributed to the university variable, and for the benefit of students of the (Islamic) University. And the presence of statistically significant differences attributable to the level of the academic level, and for the benefit of students of the level (third). The study concluded several recommendations, the most important of which are: Social networks contribute to the formation of a citizen aware of his social responsibilities. And the social networks confirm that the dignity of the citizen stems from his commitment to his duties and law. And Social media networks employ national events to assert Palestinian rights.