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Citizenship education should give young people the skills and knowledge to participate in political debate on social media

Shephard, Mark, Quinlan, Stephen, Taqq, Stephen and Paterson, Londsay (2014) Citizenship education should give young people the skills and knowledge to participate in political debate on social media. Democratic Audit Blog (18 Jul 2014). Website.

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Abstract

Young people engage increasingly interact on social media, including engaging in political debate. Mark Shephard, Stephen Quinlan, Stephen Tagg and Lindsay Paterson have studied this form of discussion, and believe it offers potential to increase political literacy and engagement. However, there are important lessons that need to be learned by users of social media platforms, including about the accuracy of information and dealing with inflammatory statements. This post is part of our series on youth participation.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information: © 2014 Democratic Audit UK
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited: 20 Aug 2014 15:17
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2024 13:45
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/59146

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