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Keenon Wynn

ReadWriteWeb - Web Apps, Web Technology Trends, Social Networking and Social Media - 0 views

www.readwriteweb.com

shared by Keenon Wynn on 11 Feb 11 - Cached
  • Keenon Wynn on 11 Feb 11
     
    Pretty good coverage on a wide range of things form the classroom to the PS3.
Steve Yuen

Study Finds the Internet Makes Youth More Engaged Citizens - 0 views

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youth study activism internet

shared by Steve Yuen on 26 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • recent findings from a longitudinal study of high school-age students challenges these notions, suggesting that youth who pursue their interests online are more likely to be engaged in civic issues.
  • The study found that spending time in online communities appears to promote engagement with broader society.
  • It also found that youth are not simply participating in online political discussions that become simply echo chambers that fail to expose them to diverse perspectives. Only 5% of youth reported that they were exposed only to political views they agreed with online. More damning, perhaps - 34% said they didn't encounter any political perspectives online at all.
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  • The findings from the study echo recent research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that found that among adults as well, Internet users were more civically-engaged.
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