Citizen In/Action: Analyzing Online Forums for Pedagogical Insight

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Author(s): Tieja Thomas (Concordia University, Canada), Nicole Fournier-Sylvester (Concordia University, Canada)and Vivek Venkatesh (Concordia University, Canada)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 21
Source title: Politics and Social Activism: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9461-3.ch054

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Political Science / Social Sciences & Humanities

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This chapter describes a study that explored how citizens enact their citizenship within one niche online community dedicated to teaching about and supporting issues related to global citizenship. The research highlights the limitations of existing conceptualizations of citizenship paradigms and associated educational programming. In the discussion, the authors suggest that the integration and use of the Internet—specifically the use of forum-based social media platforms—as a curriculum supplement may effectively address the challenges and limitations that exist within traditional citizenship education classrooms.

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