Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Education Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 3 of 3

Full-Text Articles in Education

Social Media Usage And Civic Engagement Among Indonesian Digital Natives: An Analysis, Deni Zein Tarsidi, Karim Suryadi, Dasim Budimansyah, Rahmat Rahmat Dec 2023

Social Media Usage And Civic Engagement Among Indonesian Digital Natives: An Analysis, Deni Zein Tarsidi, Karim Suryadi, Dasim Budimansyah, Rahmat Rahmat

Jurnal Civics: Media Kajian Kewarganegaraan

This study aims to identify the relationship between social media use and civic engagement among digital natives in Indonesia using the Grounded Theory method. The study involved 15 digital natives aged 18-24 who actively use social media, selected through a purposive sampling technique. The analysis in this study used NVivo version 12 Plus for MacBook. The study results show that social media use plays a vital role in the civic engagement of digital natives in Indonesia. The participants stated that social media use could help increase their awareness and knowledge about social and political issues in Indonesia and enable them …


How Do Schools In Indonesia Fight Against Cyberbullying?, Aprilianti Wulandari, Suranto Aw Dec 2023

How Do Schools In Indonesia Fight Against Cyberbullying?, Aprilianti Wulandari, Suranto Aw

Jurnal Civics: Media Kajian Kewarganegaraan

The development of highly advanced technology has changed the pattern of people's lives in fulfilling information needs. All forms of information obtained will spread very quickly and even difficult to control. We cannot avoid that currently people from all walks of life are increasingly "lulled" by the sophistication of technology such as cellphones to smartphones which are of course equipped with various applications that make it easier for users. However, this convenience is not accompanied by control from various parties, causing a negative impact commonly called Cyberbullying. This paper describes how cyberbullying cases affect school-age children so that the participation …


More Than Fabricated News Reports: Children’S Perspectives And Experiences Of Fake News, Henriikka Vartiainen, Juho Kahila, Matti Tedre, Erkko Sointu, Teemu Valtonen Jul 2023

More Than Fabricated News Reports: Children’S Perspectives And Experiences Of Fake News, Henriikka Vartiainen, Juho Kahila, Matti Tedre, Erkko Sointu, Teemu Valtonen

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This study aims to explore what kinds of social media services children use in their everyday lives, how children describe their strategies for spotting fake news, and what kinds of fake news they report having encountered in their lived experiences. The article is based on an online questionnaire conducted in Finnish comprehensive schools with children and young people (N = 167) aged 12–15. The results show that children are active users of various social media services and that they accessed social media every day. Children perceived the fake news as much more than fabricated news reports and weaved them together …