Becoming Citizens: Youths' Civic Uses of New Media in Five Digital Cities in East Asia

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 839-857

  Lin, Wan Ying ^a   Cheong, Pauline Hope ^b   Kim, Yong Chan ^c   Jung, Joo Young ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

civic engagement; East Asia; internet; positive youth development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957259824     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: 15526895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558410371125     Document Type: Article

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