Schooling for Digital Citizens

Abstract

This study explored the Lebanese teachers' perceptions regarding their knowledge, practice and self-efficacy pertaining to digital citizenship. Data were collected from 378 teacher participants from public schools in Beirut, Lebanon. The study used mixed methods employing an adapted form of Rible's (2015) survey on digital citizenship, alongside a structured focus group interview with 8 teachers drawn randomly from the pool of participant schools. Findings suggest that Lebanese teachers have dispersed and unbalanced perceptions of the concept of digital citizenship, limited practice, and recessive self-efficacy. The study recommends that successful endeavours towards establishing efficient digital citizenship should start with the reconstruction of teachers' knowledge and level of awareness pertaining to digital citizenship.

Construcción del significado pedagógico de ciudadanía digital: una revisión sistemática

“…El 43.6% de los estudios presentaron un diseño cuantitativo debido al interés por medir los niveles de conocimiento de todas o algunas dimensiones del constructo (Ghamrawi, 2018) por medio de instrumentos especializados diseñados para ese propósito (Tabla 5). Los estudios cualitativos abarcan el 30.8% de la muestra, cuyo interés fue analizar la percepción que los sujetos tiene del fenómeno (Cubukcu & Bazyan, 2016).…”

“…Un grupo de investigaciones se enfocaron exclusivamente en la percepción que los docentes construyen del fenómeno (Ata y Yildirim, 2019;Baydar, 2022;Cubukcu y Bazyan, 2016;Dedebali y Dasdemir, 2019;Gazi, 2016;Ghamrawi, 2018;Hui y Campbell, 2018;Kansu y Öksüz, 2019;Karaatmaca et al, 2020;Karaduman, 2017;Martin et al, 2019;Martin et al, 2020;Peart et al, 2020;Soykan y Keser, 2018;Torres et al, 2019;Triastuti, 2019). Estas investigaciones no abordan la construcción del significado pedagógico de ciudadanía digital (Tabla 7).…”

Digital citizenship and social media impact on Saudi family cohesion: A vision 2030 perspective

“…The stage of feedback and behaviour analysis: (Analysis and Feedback) is the stage of providing opportunities for individuals to discuss their uses of digital technologies, leading to the stage of freedom to provide constructive criticism, and recognition of the proper use of technology (Ben Ltaifa and Derbali, 2022). Digital citizenship has three axes that have been agreed upon by many studies (Aðalsteinsson et al, 2014;Almomani et al, 2021;Ghamrawi, 2018). These axes have been identified in order to help contribute to preparing the modern citizen who is able to use digital technology and its proper and safe use.…”

Digital Citizenship Literacy Knowledge among Undergraduates of Sultan Idris Education University: Preliminary Studies

“…The definition of "Digital Natives" identifies individuals who have adjusted to the opportunity to use digital technologies in human life and through intellectual processes (Bittman, Rutherford, Brown, & Unsworth, 2011). Most researchers see that technology plays a significant role for students in this modern era and finds them representing digital natives, as they spend more time in digital relationships than in family or school environments (Ghamrawi, 2018). Studies have shown that internet usage affected adolescents' psychological, emotional, and physical growth as they tend to be under control (Orth & Chen, 2013).…”