Investigating adolescents’ digital citizenship through social media: (Trans)Formation, digital literacy practices and influential factors

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We will re-conceptualize Digital Citizenship (DC) education by understanding how adolescents view/act on their DCs in both cyberspace and physical space, along with their antecedents. Practically, identifying the needs of students, teachers, teacher educators, curriculum developers and policy makers, will inform development of reform, support and/or educational interventions to further students' DC to (a) guide them to engage in digital practices/activities ethically, legally and responsibly; (b) educate them to develop digital literacies and effectively use digital technologies to enact and facilitate social development (e.g., anti-racism Twitter campaigns, WeChat fundraising for vulnerable communities).