(EDU)SHARENTING – BETWEEN PROMOTING AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION AND PROTECTING THE IMAGE OF STUDENTS

Abstract

The publication aims to draw attention to the phenomenon of teachers sharing everyday schoolactivities on the Internet (mainly in social media). Lessons conducted, school events, andimplemented pedagogical innovations are often widely discussed in the virtual space. Educationalinstitutions report on school celebrations, trips and competitions in the form of photo reportsposted on social media. However, this involves numerous risks for children and young people,similar to the consequences of “sharenting” (a term derived from the words “parenting” and “share”,which describes the practice of parents sharing photos and information about their children on theInternet). A seemingly harmless activity often aimed at promoting the school may turn out to bedangerous for its residents. It is therefore worth knowing its scope.The article presents the results of a survey (CAWI) conducted among professionally activeteachers of kindergartens, primary and secondary schools regarding their awareness of the threatsresulting from posting students’ images on the Internet. The scale of the phenomenon, the topicsof entries and photographs posted by teachers online, as well as the frequency with which they doso are discussed. The motivators for sharing students’ images on social media, as well as teachers’awareness of the risks resulting from it, are also presented. The publication ends with a summary ofcompiled data and drawn conclusions that may contribute to changing the situation by developingteachers’ awareness.