Active citizens, good citizens, and insouciant bystanders: The educational implications of Chinese university students' civic participation via social networking

This virtual ethnographic study explores how Chinese university students use social network sites (SNSs) to participate in civic activities. An ideal of active citizens is contrasted with good citizens (Crick) and insouciant bystanders. We find that students engage with the civic issues embedded...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lin Ke, Hugh Starkey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UCL Press 2014-02-01
Series:London Review of Education
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=5a5a3ec9-66b2-4fd6-9e3e-86652836809e