Concept Of Digital Citizenship Research Articles

Professors and Students’ Attitudes Towards the Impact of Digital Media on Higher Education in Morocco

Digital Media is a significant tool for educators and students alike to reconsider their educational viewpoints and build a better educational environment; using media for educational purposes allows educators and students to become "Global/Digital Citizens" capable of discussing issues related to "Digital Citizenship" in the hope of bridging the "Digital Divide" between students as "Digital Natives" and educators as "Digital Immigrants.". The concept of Digital Citizenship (Ribble and Bailey, 2007; Mossberger and Tolbert, 2008; Ribble, 2012; Choi, 2016; Ribble and Park, 2019; Whitehead, 2019) implies the significant role of Digital Media in higher education in Morocco. This quantitative study explores university professors and university students’ attitudes on the impact of Digital Media on higher education in Morocco. The results of this study highlight the existing gap in digital practices and of Digital Media and the potential benefits it has to offer in higher education in Morocco.

On Digital Citizenship Research in Journals in the TR Index Database: A Systematic Compilation Study

The concept of digital citizenship is met with great interest in the academic community and is the subject of the research. Since the number of studies conducted has increased with the interest in question, it has become important to know the studies and their general trends. In the study designed with the systematic compilation model, the data were obtained from published research on digital citizenship in journals scanned in the TR Index index. In this context, 38 scientific researchers were examined on the basis of systematic compilation patterns from qualitative analysis methods. Accordingly, the distribution of the number of studies examined by year, the period of acceptance for publication, the journal name of the studies, the methods used in the research, data collection tools, validity and reliability analyses, and data analysis methods related to the data have been tabulated and graphed with frequency and percentage calculations. According to the results obtained from the research, it was concluded that the journals with the highest number of publications are in the field of educational sciences; the period of acceptance for publication is between 0 and 3 months; the qualitative research method is mostly used; the sample group is between 101-300 people; and the sample number is between 301-1000 people.

Elements of Digital Citizenship within Surabaya City Text in New Media

This article identifies digital citizenship texts on the web www.c2o-libarary.net. These texts are analyzed using the concept of digital citizenship which was conceptualized by Westheimer and Kahne (2004), namely “personally responsible citizens”, “participatory citizens”, and “justice-oriented citizens”. These digital citizenship texts are narratives about individual and community activism in cyberspace which are uploaded via www.c2o-libarary.net. Each subject of the author tries to construct activism as a form of critically disseminating information and knowledge to other communities but with a narrative that is easy to understand and digest. The writer's knowledge and interaction in the Surabaya space is a determining factor in the narratives that are published in the media. In the end, the published narrative becomes a collection of concepts and ideas that can guide the government and the people of Surabaya to move forward and better life.

CIDADANIA DIGITAL NAS ESCOLAS

The general objective of this article is to reflect on the concept of digital citizenship in the context of Education. Specifically, it is intended to investigate the main theoretical and legal aspects that involve digital citizenship; how this concept can be applied in the teaching and learning process; the importance of working it in a school environment and its possible results for the student’s critical education. The methodology applied is the narrative literature review. The research is justified because it is a theme with social, political, educational and legal dimensions, as although the virtual world takes place within a screen, it is directly related to the concrete dynamics of society. It is not, therefore, an environment alien to social life, but a constituent of it, and thus, subject to rules and norms of social conduct, with which individuals need to learn to deal. The simple incorporation of technologies in the school context is not enough for there to be conditions for the full exercise of digital citizenship, it presupposes the critical use of technological resources, which, in turn, demands digital education, in order to enable subjects to develop technical skills and abilities, as well as critical reading of the world.

Digital Culture: The Conception of Young Citizens

This study aims to determine the conception of digital culture among young citizens. Digital culture is a citizen's ability to read, analyze, familiarize, examine, and form national insights, Pancasila values, ​​and diversity in social life. Indicators of this digital culture include understanding national culture (Pancasila and Bhineka Tunggal Ika), understanding the use of information and communication technology in culture, understanding how to love domestic products as part of defending the country, and having digital rights in which there is freedom and responsibility. This research departs from citizen communication patterns that have begun to transform into digital forms. This pattern has various impacts, both positive and negative. This pattern is then studied in the concept of digital citizenship. Digital citizenship requires moral principles to work effectively in a global society that is networked, multicultural across time and geographical areas. Citizenship requires balancing personal empowerment and responsibility with the well-being of society. The good of the individual and the good of society must be in balance. This research uses a type of quantitative approach with descriptive methods. This descriptive method is used to describe or analyze a research result but is not used to make broader conclusions. Respondents to this study were young citizens at the Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty of IAIN Syekh Nurjati Cirebon who attended digital literacy outreach and filled out a questionnaire, totaling 105 respondents. Then the results of the research found that 25% really understood, and 48% understood. The percentage shows that students already understand digital culture well as young citizens.

The Social Contract Model in the Digital Era: Revisiting Rousseau and Locke

This article explores the adaptation of classical social contract theories, specifically those of Rousseau and Locke, within the context of the digital era, highlighting their relevance and application to contemporary challenges in digital governance. As digital technologies transform the landscape of societal interaction, governance, and individual rights, revisiting these foundational theories offers insights into developing frameworks that balance individual liberties with the collective good in digital societies. Through a comprehensive literature review and theoretical analysis, the article examines the implications of technological advancements, the concept of digital citizenship, privacy and security issues, and the digital divide, considering how Rousseau's focus on the general will and Locke's emphasis on individual rights can inform current digital governance policies. Case studies are presented to illustrate practical applications and challenges in adapting these theories to the digital context, followed by a discussion on the critiques and debates surrounding their applicability. The article speculates on the future of social contracts in increasingly digital societies and explores ethical considerations in balancing individual rights with collective interests. It concludes by arguing for the ongoing relevance of Rousseau's and Locke's theories in guiding the evolution of digital governance models that are inclusive, rights-respecting, and responsive to the complexities of the digital age. This exploration underscores the need for a multidisciplinary approach to reimagining the social contract, emphasizing collaboration across academic, policy, technology, and ethical domains to navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by digital transformation.

The Impact of School Heads’ Technology Leadership on Teachers’ Technological Proficiency and Academic Optimism

The adoption, integration, and use of technology in the classroom should be planned by school leaders and teachers, who should also arm themselves with the newest technological developments. This study was designed to determine the impact of school heads’ technology leadership to teachers’ instructional innovation and academic optimism during the COVID-19 period. The study utilized a quantitative research design and a descriptive-correlational research method and was confined among 31 school heads and 651 teachers in Candelaria East and West Districts during the S.Y. 2021-2022. The survey-questionnaire, which was developed by the researcher and validated by research practitioners and experts, was the primary data gathering tool. From the findings, it was deduced that there is no significant difference between the perception of the elementary and secondary teachers on the school head’s technology leadership, teachers’ technological proficiency, and teachers’ academic optimism. It revealed that the social, legal, and ethical issues; and the leadership and vision significantly predict the teachers’ technological proficiency while the social, legal, and ethical issues; leadership and vision; productivity and professional practice and support; and management, operations, and finance significantly predict the teachers’ academic optimism. In light of the findings and conclusion, the study recommends that DepEd may include the nature and concept of digital citizenship in school management and leadership.

المواطنة الرقمية وتقدير الذات والرضا عن الحياة: تقييم للفروق الجغرافية والديموغرافية بالمملكة العربية السعودية

Living in the new era of globalization has been enhanced by ubiquitous information and communication technologies. These advancements in communication technology introduce many consequences in a person’s life and impact the psychology of potential users and may lead to many psychological concerns. This study examines the impact of digital citizenship and considered the effects of digital life on self-esteem and the potential mediating role of life satisfaction. The cross-sectional research design uses a purposive non-probability sampling technique with a population of 2597 Saudis with formal education. Data were collected via multiple research questionnaires: to assess individuals ‘concept of digital citizenship, the Digital Citizenship Questionnaire developed by Nordin et al. (2016); to measure self-esteem, Webster et al. (2020) state self-esteem scale; and to measure life satisfaction, the Satisfaction with Life Scale developed by Diener et al. (1985). It has been observed significant associations fall the dimensions of digital citizenship with self-esteem and life satisfaction, while life satisfaction played a significant mediation role between digital citizenship and self-esteem. Findings of the results address useful insights about the digital citizenship construct and its relationship with psychological attributes of self-esteem and life satisfaction. The results will significantly contribute to the field of digital marketing, and digital network-based organizations and enhances the knowledge about digital citizenship along with the responsibilities and ethical use of digital technology in the respective firms.

The 4th Wave Evolution of Digital Citizenship Concept? Proposing Digital Citizenship Concept for Malaysia Context

Online world demands new sets of characteristics to warrant the ability to cope with its constantly evolving challenges and risks. Digital citizenship, a concept introduced, focusing on new ways of learning and exploring in an online environment safely, securely, and appropriately. The evolution of digital citizenship could be seen along with the changes in technology used in education, and requires students to engage with technology longer hours than before. Thus, how can we approach the challenge of using technology actively and immersively, while maintaining sanity and wellness, and building resilience to potential online risk? Thus, this conceptual paper proposes a new concept of digital citizenship by bridging the notions of wellness and resilience from the psychology discipline into digital citizenship, for its feasibility in the Malaysian educational context. This paper argues the necessity and potential integration of the spiritual element that is lacking in the existing digital citizenship concept, which has proven its significance in enhancing wellness and resilience of adolescent in the literature. It is hoped this fourth wave of proposed digital citizenship concept would bring fruitful discussion and contribute to a better understanding of how one might better socialize online or participate with others in a positive and meaningful way. Thus, only then, digital resilience and digital wellness will be established and a better future online society will be formed.

Digital Citizenship – A Review of the Academic Literature

When digital technologies become a part of everyday life in most parts of society, it changes the way we work, organize, communicate, and make relations. It also changes the relationship between the state and its citizens – a relationship usually conceptualized as citizenship. To capture this transformation, a new concept of digital citizenship has emerged. The overall purpose of this paper is to overcome the fragmentation of knowledge about how citizenship is transformed into digital citizenship through a systematic review of the academic literature on the concept of digital citizenship. The literature review identifies four streams of literature in the academic landscape of digital citizenship, and by a content analysis, it outlines the many dimensions and facets of digital citizenship. In this way, the literature review offers a comprehensive picture of both the impacts of the digital transformation on citizenship and the concept within the academic debate.

Examination of University Students' Attitudes towards E-learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic Process and the Relationship of Digital Citizenship

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on people’s social interaction and has brought changes on education, environment and economy. COVID-19, which affects every aspect of life, has produced results that require re-evaluating the perspective on education. Distance learning, digital learning, e-learning has reshaped education in many ways. There can be a chance of the pandemic in the digital age to turn into an advantage for the education sector. In this period, it can be said that those who have high interest in technology move more easily in distance education and e-learning processes. In this context, expressing the best skills in the digital age, it was thought that the concept of digital citizenship would have positive effects on e-learning. This study is a relational survey and tested by establishing a relationship between digital citizenship and e-learning. The study was conducted among higher education students. It has been observed that there is a positive relationship between digital citizenship behaviors and e-learning attitudes. In addition, it has been observed that the negative anxiety of students due to the pandemic is reflected in their e-learning processes. However, overall results show that digital citizenship behavior digital learning process could be a positive response to COVID-19 closure period.

Literature Review on Digital Citizenship in Turkey

With as of the start of the 2000s, technology and internet have become almost indispensable in the lives of individuals. Rapid development of technology has increased the interest and dependence of people on the internet and made it compulsory to use the internet. Increased use of the internet has led to the development invention of mobile devices, cloud technologies, and information and communication technologies. Besides facilitating and accelerating their lives, this situation has caused individuals to encounter some risks. Individuals can exchange information in an online environment, share their feelings and thoughts in a comfortable way, easily benefit from public services and be aware of the events that take place in various parts of the world. In addition, they have started to perform some transactions in electronic media such as e-shopping, e-government, e-book, e-library, e-pulse, e-banking. This brought about the concept of digital life. Digital life has changed a large part of our habits as the Internet began to enter our lives. Most of these changes are in the fields of communication and life perception. This phenomenon led researchers to work more intensively on the concept of digital citizenship. While researching the effects of digital citizenship on the one hand, studies were carried out to determine what to do at school and at teachers’ level. The aim of this study is to address the trends and gaps observed in the research studies about on digital citizenship and to focus on which their subject areas in Turkey. As a result of literature review: (1) Most of the researches studies that are conducted as a result of literature review are focused on students and teachers, (2) In these studies many different scales have been developed to determine the levels of digital citizenship according to the focal point and different factors.

Determination of Digital Citizenship Levels of University Students at Sakarya University Turkey

When digital transactions such as official transactions, banking transactions, communication, education, production, shopping are carried out in digital environment, the concept of digital citizenship has emerged. Digital citizenship; it is the person who has the ability to use information technologies appropriately and correctly in areas such as official transactions, social communication, education, and production. As technology improves, problems with its use increases exponentially. So technological behavior or technological citizenship it is clear that the behavior, values, ethical rules and awareness should be created. In this study in order to detection this awareness; it is aimed to determine the digital citizenship levels of university students. For this purpose, 253 students studied in various departments of the Hendek Vocational High School of Technical Sciences in Sakarya university. The research was carried out with the relational scanning model from the quantitative research method. “Digital Citizenship Scale for Youth” was developed by Kus, Gunes, Basarmak and Yakar (2017) the researcher as a data collection tool with permission. The scale has 49 items, the total variance of the scale was determined that the scale had 8-factor structure and was found to be 49,70%. Related dimensions are communication, jus and responsibility, critical thinking, participation, security, digital skills, ethics and commerce. In the analysis of the data, non-parametric tests were used in addition to the percentage, frequency and standard deviation values. As a result; students were revealed to be aware of digital citizenship’s sub-dimension.

Social Media and Digital Citizenship: The Urgency of Digital Literacy in The Middle of A Disrupted Society Era

The rapid development of technology and communication had given birth to a new world order that gave an impact on all aspects of the lives of citizens. This new world order was often known as social media; a new media that was born in the digital era as a result of the existence of the internet. This media made the mobility of citizens' lives became faster so that the interaction among them almost has no boundary, and resulted in the concept of digital citizenship. The emergence of social media certainly brought positive and negative impacts that automatically created disruption to citizens' behavior. The phenomenon of the spread of black campaigns, hate speech, false news (hoaxes), heated arguments toward each other became a common issue as a result of the citizens’ unpreparedness in facing an era of disruption. Therefore, digital literacy was a necessity in this era of disrupted society so that becoming a smart and good citizen would not only be a discourse on the issue of citizenship.

‘Datafication and Its Implications for Digital Citizenship.’ A Report on Dr Arne Hintz’s Seminar, ‘Digital Citizenship in a Datafied Society’ by NINSO

The seminar on ‘digital citizenship in a datafied society’ illustrates an elaboration on the concept of digital citizenship, which is challenged in recent times by contemporary governance on the collection and analysis of personal data. Dr Arne Hintz’s seminar underlines a clear shift in the understanding of digital citizenship, based on the relevance of big data analytics in the public and private sector, acknowledging the challenges the increasing datafication brings to social justice. ‘Data justice’, being a nascent concept in academic debate, is a part of the pioneering work conducted by the Data Justice Lab research group at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture, that intend to advance research through the lens of the developments and implications of social justice in the age of datafication.

إسهام المدرسة في تحقيق المواطنة الرقمية لدى طلابها في ظل التحديات المعاصرة

أهداف البحث : 1ـ التأصيل النظري لمفهوم المواطنة الرقمية ، ومجالاتها ، ودواعي تحقيقها لدى الطلاب . 2ـ التعرف على دور المدرسة في تحقيق المواطنة الرقمية لدى طلابها. 3ـ بيان إسهامات عناصر العملية التعليمية كالمعلم، والقائد التربوي، والمنهج والبيئة في تنمية المواطنة الرقمية وتحقيق وتعزيز قيمها لدى الأجيال في ظل التحديات المعاصرة . منهج البحث : تم استخدام المنهج الوصفي الذي يتناسب مع طبيعة البحث ويحقق أهدافه. فصول البحث : أولا : مدخل عام للدراسة. ثانيا : الإطار الثقافي للمواطنة الرقمية . ثالثا: إسهام المدرسة في تحقيق المواطنة الرقمية في ظل التحديات المعاصرة . النتائج : 1ـ للمعلم دور في غرس قيم المواطنة الرقمية وتنميتها بتوظيف التقنية وتفعيل استراتيجيات التعلم النشط القائم على التفكير الناقد والابتكاري. 2ـ تساهم المناهج في تحقيق المواطنة الرقمية ببث قيمها ومفاهيمها وأهميتها ومجالاتها وتحدياتها المعاصرة عبر المراحل التعليمية المختلفة والمقررات الدراسية المتنوعة . 3ـ يساهم تكامل الأدوار بين عناصر العملية التعليمية بالمدرسة في قيادة مسار التحول الرقمي وتشكيل شخصيه المواطن الرقمي الواعي بالاستخدام الرشيد للتقنيات الرقمية . التوصيات والمقترحات: 1ـ وضع السياسات التي تتعلق بالمواطنة الرقمية في المدارس وآليات تنفيذها، وأدوار ومسئوليات عناصر العملية التعليمية في عمليات التنفيذ . 4 ـ إجراء دراسة ميدانية عن واقع إسهام المراحل التعليمية الدراسية في تحقيق المواطنة الرقمية لدى طلابنا 5ـ إجراء دراسة عن دور الجامعات في المملكة العربية السعودية في تحقيق المواطنة الرقمية. ,Research Goals/Objectives: The main objectives of this research are: 1. To lay down a theoretical framework regarding the concept of digital citizenship, its spheres of applicability, and the reasons for its attainment among students, 2. To investigate the role of the school in the fulfilment of the digital citizenship among its students, 3. To demonstrate the contributions of the educational agents and practitioners such as the teacher, the educational leader, the curriculum, and the educational environment to the development of the digital citizenship and to the fulfilment and establishment of its values among generations within the contemporary challenges. Research Methodology A descriptive methodology is adopted which is in congruence with the nature of this research and is deemed instrumental to achieving its objectives. The Structure of the Research First, a general introduction to the study is presented. The second part offers a cultural framework of the digital citizenship while third part addresses the contribution of the school to the fulfilment of digital citizenship in the light of the contemporary challenges. Findings 1. The teacher has a great role in inculcating and enhancing the values of the digital citizenship through utilizing technology and initiating learning strategies and activities that are based on critical and innovative thinking. 2. The educational curricula contribute to the fulfilment of the digital citizenship through promoting its values, concepts, importance, spheres of applicability and its contemporary challenges throughout the different learning stages and the various teaching courses. 3. The complementary roles of the elements of the educational process at school play a major part in steering the digital transformation and in shaping the character of the digital citizen that is aware of the rational use of digital technologies. Recommendations and Suggestions 1.The policies related to the digital citizenship in the schools have to be laid down and the mechanisms of their implementation have to be established.Likewise,the roles and the responsibilities of the elements of the educational process in the course of implementing those policies have to be assigned. 2. A field study regarding the reality of the contribution of the educational stages to the establishment the digital citizenship has to be conducted. 3. A study of the role of the universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the fulfilment of the digital citizenship has to be conducted

Digital Literacy Through Digital Citizenship: Online Civic Participation and Public Opinion Evaluation of Youth Minorities in Southeast Asia

The field of critical digital literacy studies has burgeoned in recent years as a result of the increased cultural consumption of digital media as well as the turn to the production of digital media forms. This article extends extant digital literacy studies by focusing on its subfield of digital citizenship. Proposing that digital citizenship is not another dimension or axis of citizenship, but a practice through which civic activities in the various dimensions of citizenship are conducted, this article critically considers how the concept of digital citizenship can furnish further insight into the quality of online civic participation that results in claims to and acts of citizenship. Through interdisciplinary scholarship, drawing from critical media and cultural theory, and media psychology, and deriving new empirical data from qualitative digital ethnography and quantitative focus group and survey studies, it presents original case studies with young people in Southeast Asia, including young Muslim women’s groups in Indonesia and youth public opinion on LGBTs in Singapore. It argues that Southeast Asian youth digital citizenship foregrounds civic participation as emergent acts that not only serve to make society a better place, but also enacts alternative publics that characterise new modes of civic-making in more conservative, collectivistic Southeast Asian societies.

Mapping a Changing Field

Abstract Digitalization is transforming the face of political participation. Citizens increasingly engage in politics in new and creative forms online. The concept of digital citizenship has the potential to capture the shifting role of citizens under online conditions. Yet this concept has been used inconsistently, provoking theoretical and operational shortcomings that complicate its analytical usability and may limit its academic and societal impact. This article provides a systematic review of literature on digital citizenship. Based on a review of 139 articles, we identify three dominant approaches to digital citizenship: the normative, the conditional, and the contextual. Additionally, we provide a systematization of alternative approaches to digital citizenship and discuss their potential to inform literature on this concept. Finally, we put forward a citizenship norms approach that may reconcile the different perspectives on digital citizenship. In sum, this article presents a review of the digital citizenship research and provides new avenues for the concept to be used in future research on the moving target that political participation presents under online conditions.

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

Digital media and digital infrastructures keep playing an important role in promoting social interaction and responsible citizenship. The Internet has been a vital space for interaction, mentoring, and informal learning. Digital citizenship refers to the ability to participate in online society. It promotes equality and equal participation in all areas of life regardless of race, gender, and ethnicity. This paper provides a brief introduction to the concept of digital citizenship, its opportunities and challenges.

Promoting digital citizenship in first-year students: Framing information literacy as a tool to help peers

ABSTRACTThis article explores the creation and implementation of a high-impact, hands-on assignment that both challenges and transforms students' perception of the power of information. The author created a web-based project in which students designed, organized, and promoted their own web portal for peers who were struggling with substance abuse addiction. In order to create buy-in from the students, the assignment's purpose centered on the concept of digital citizenship. The idea behind this concept is to encourage students to use information ethically and to help their fellow digital citizens find and use information ethically as well. In realizing the power of credible, useful information, the project aimed to encourage students to use this power to help their peers who may be struggling. Once the students demonstrated a firm understanding of information literacy, the assignment provided the challenge to put their abilities to practice in student-led small groups that were each in charge of a section of the website. The structure of the class mirrored a workplace environment where the teams set deadlines that were approved by group vote. In the end, each of the students had a hand in creating an open access website that included information that could help their peers in the “real world.”