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

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• Udgivet: UCL Press, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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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 in...