The Civic and Political Significance of Online Participatory Cultures among Youth Transitioning to Adulthood

Journal of Information Technology and Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-20

  Kahne, Joseph ^a   Lee, Nam Jin ^b   Feezell, Jessica T ^c  

^a MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic and political engagement; digital media; new media; participatory culture; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874534296     PISSN: 19331681     EISSN: 1933169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2012.701109     Document Type: Article

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