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Citizenship @ the Edge of Two Worlds: The Connection between Theories of Citizenship Education and the Study of Niche Online Communities
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Author(s): Robert McGray (Concordia University, Canada)and Tieja Thomas (Concordia University, Canada)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 13
Source title:
Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Considerations in Niche Online Communities
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Vivek Venkatesh (Concordia University, Canada), Jason Wallin (University of Alberta, Canada), Juan Carlos Castro (Concordia University, Canada)and Jason Edward Lewis (Concordia University, Canada)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5206-4.ch010
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Abstract
This chapter explores the possibilities for understanding participation in niche online communities through the theories and concepts found in the field of citizenship education. The authors note that there are a number of themes found in theories of citizenship education that help one understand the nature of participation in niche online communities. At the same time, there are a number of contrasting goals—such as the role of virtues in online contexts and who as a right to participate—that demonstrate tensions between the two fields. The authors argue, however, that these tensions are not insurmountable: they suggest that the fruitfulness of the connection between the two fields is the way in which theories of citizenship education highlight the informally learned roles of participating in online communities.
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