Loyola University Chicago Loyola eCommons Dissertations Theses and Dissertations 2014 Social Media and Reflective Thinking: A Case Study of Generation Y Business Students Stacy Neier Loyola University Chicago Follow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Neier, Stacy, "Social Media and Reflective Thinking: A Case Study of Generation Y Business Students" (2014). Dissertations. 1295. https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/1295 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at Loyola eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Loyola eCommons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. Copyright © 2014 Stacy Neier LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO SOCIAL MEDIA AND REFLECTIVE THINKING: A CASE STUDY OF GENERATION Y BUSINESS STUDENTS A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN RESEARCH METHODS BY STACY NEIER CHICAGO, IL DECEMBER 2014 Copyright by Stacy B. Neier, 2014 All rights reserved. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to express the deepest gratitude for all the people who supported my dissertation process. My committee showed extraordinary dedication to my progress and invested so much to guide me. First, Dr. Terri Pigott showed me what it means to be a methodologist. She helped me to realize how common ground truly exists amongst the many types of research designs available within social sciences. Her appreciation for and practical approach to research motivated me during coursework and dissertation, and I am confident I am a better educator because of her encouragement.