Research project financed by: Youth Education & Life Skills (Dynamics of Youth)

Project duration: 1 year (start January 2024)

Citizenship in a digitalizing world: Exploring the connection between citizenship and digital literacy in educational research and practice by David van Alten and Saro Lozano Parra

Project outline:

Digital literacy and citizenship are both urgent, yet separate topics of debate in public policy about education. Because the learning objectives are formulated within their respective learning areas, it appears that a much-needed societal perspective on what it means to live together and be part of a digitalizing world is somewhat lacking. Our goal is to connect both fields by enabling exchange of expertise between scientists, schools, and societal partners in practice. In doing so, our aim is to strengthen teachers in their work to develop students’ essential life skills, enabling them to become active and critical citizens in an increasingly digitalizing world.

Research question: How can the integration of digital literacy and citizenship education in secondary schools strengthen teachers to develop students’ life skills of becoming active and critical digital citizens, and what strategies can facilitate the practical implementation of this integration?

Names of applicants and faculties: dr. David van Alten (Social and Behavioural Sciences) and dr. Saro Lozano Parra (Humanities)

Names of societal partners: More information will follow soon