Civics and Citizenship Assessment
Publication Date
6-2019
Subjects
Social media, Citizen participation, Lower secondary years
Abstract
The use of digital technologies for citizenship engagement has become more widespread over recent years and has led to the conceptualisation of ‘digital citizenship’ as an emerging feature of citizenship participation in societies at the outset of the 21st century. This paper uses data from the recent ICCS 2016 survey to investigate the scope of using social media and the internet for civic engagement among lower-secondary students in 21 countries. It analyses its relationship with context factors and other forms of engagement, and models the influence of a range of contextual and other related variables on variation in students’ use of social media for civic engagement.
Recommended Citation
Schulz, W., & Friedman, T. (2019). Young People’s Use of Social Media and Internet for Civic Engagement in 21 Countries. https://research.acer.edu.au/civics/41
Copyright Statement
Copyright Australian Council for Educational Research 2019
Language
English
Included in
Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, International and Comparative Education Commons
Comments
Paper prepared for the 7th IEA International Research Conference in Copenhagen, 26-28 June 2019