Research Scan: Community-Based Digital Citizenship
- KA Yeager
- Oct 3, 2017
- 2 min read
My topic is on taking a community-based approach to digital citizenship.
1)P-20 Model
This article addresses how using a Respect, Educate, Protect (REP) model as framework for integrating digital citizenship into curriculum in the early years, middle and high school, as well as college and university. This article also strongly supports the notion that parents should be included and actively participate in the educational process to prepare themselves and their children to be contributing members in a connected society.
Curran, Marialice B. F. X, & Ribble, M. (2017). P–20 model of digital citizenship. New Directions for Student Leadership, 2017(153), 35-46. doi:10.1002/yd.20228
2) Smart and Safe Internet Use
This article discusses opportunities and risks associated with the online use of children with special needs, specifically neurodevelopmental disorders and how parents can effectively guide their children to safely navigate online activities. It condensed a plethora of statistical and research date to suggest the benefits of intergenerational digital citizenship groups that promotes an exchange of knowledge between two generations. I found the descriptions of session components and sample activities to be advantageous in my search for undertakings for my research project.
Good, B., & Fang, L. (2015). Promoting smart and safe internet use among children with neurodevelopmental disorders and their parents. Clinical Social Work Journal, 43(2), 179-188. doi:10.1007/s10615-015-0519-4
3) Defining and Measuring Digital Citizenship
This article claims the term digital citizenship currently encompasses an extensive range of goals. Educational programs could benefit by focusing on two key areas, 1) respectful behavior online and 2) online civic engagement. The study used the narrowed definition to develop a short scale and examined findings. The operationalized term and scale could be used in part with evaluating possible digital citizenship curricula for my research project.
Jones, L. M., & Mitchell, K. J. (2016). Defining and measuring youth digital citizenship. New Media & Society, 18(9), 2063-2079. doi:10.1177/1461444815577797
4) Digital Citizenship as Character Education
Ohler discusses in the article how digital children do not consider themselves to have an online life and an offline life. With this ‘one life” perception, it is necessary for school boards and other stake holders to engage in important conversations with students in order to create a new era of character education. The article supports my reasoning behind a community-based approach to digital citizens that actually involves the whole community, especially students.
Ohler, J. (2011). Digital citizenship means character education for the digital age. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 47(sup1), 25-27. doi:10.1080/00228958.2011.10516720
5) Digital Citizenship within Global Context
This study examined digital citizenship through a global perspective and addressed complexities associated with the term global citizen. It also recommended actionable steps that affords to world’s citizens moving to a global orientation through regional contexts. I found the iKeepSafe model to possibly be a valuable tool in measuring digital safety attitudes and competencies.
Searson, M., Hancock, M., Soheil, N., & Shepherd, G. (2015). Digital citizenship within global contexts. Education and Information Technologies, 20(4), 729-741. doi:10.1007/s10639-015-9426-0
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