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Citizen In/Action: Analyzing Online Forums for Pedagogical Insight

Citizen In/Action: Analyzing Online Forums for Pedagogical Insight

Tieja Thomas, Nicole Fournier-Sylvester, Vivek Venkatesh
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781466652064|ISBN10: 1466652063|EISBN13: 9781466652071
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5206-4.ch013
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Thomas, Tieja, et al. "Citizen In/Action: Analyzing Online Forums for Pedagogical Insight." Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Considerations in Niche Online Communities, edited by Vivek Venkatesh, et al., IGI Global, 2014, pp. 206-226. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5206-4.ch013

APA

Thomas, T., Fournier-Sylvester, N., & Venkatesh, V. (2014). Citizen In/Action: Analyzing Online Forums for Pedagogical Insight. In V. Venkatesh, J. Wallin, J. Castro, & J. Lewis (Eds.), Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Considerations in Niche Online Communities (pp. 206-226). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5206-4.ch013

Chicago

Thomas, Tieja, Nicole Fournier-Sylvester, and Vivek Venkatesh. "Citizen In/Action: Analyzing Online Forums for Pedagogical Insight." In Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Considerations in Niche Online Communities, edited by Vivek Venkatesh, et al., 206-226. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5206-4.ch013

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Abstract

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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