Impact of Social Networks on Citizenship Education of Young Generation in the Context of Islamic Republic of Iran: A Lived Experience

Virtual social networks have given rise to new phenomena such as virtual citizenship and virtual citizenship education in various human societies. The purpose of this study is to investigate lived experience of young generation to understand the impact of social networks on their upbringing in the c...

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Autores principales:	Zamaneh Abazari, Ali Mohammad Mazidi Sharafabadi, Shahnaz hashemi
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Publicado:	Comparative Education Society of Iran ( CESIR) 2021
Materias:	citizenship education islamic republic lived experience social networks young generation Education L
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e3306e710aaa40ad8f7e727068acd15e2021-11-14T16:02:12ZImpact of Social Networks on Citizenship Education of Young Generation in the Context of Islamic Republic of Iran: A Lived Experience2588-72702676-498910.22034/ijce.2021.242063.1195https://doaj.org/article/e3306e710aaa40ad8f7e727068acd15e2021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journal.cesir.ir/article_131833_e36e010a9273a350e31b18383f580ace.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2588-7270https://doaj.org/toc/2676-4989Virtual social networks have given rise to new phenomena such as virtual citizenship and virtual citizenship education in various human societies. The purpose of this study is to investigate lived experience of young generation to understand the impact of social networks on their upbringing in the context of Islamic Republic of Iran. In this research, the qualitative method of ethnography is used both as a research method (to understand analytical attitude of individuals about research subject) and as a method of data collection (observation and interview through active presence of researchers in two virtual social networks of Telegram and WhatsApp). Researchers also considered Geertz's two-step method for clear description and interpretation to present and analyze the data. The research findings revealed that technological developments have made young Iranian citizens more familiar with their citizenship rights and culture. Also, the lived experience of Iranian youth shows a change in individuals’ role as a passive citizens in real social networks to active citizens in virtual social networks. In addition, the research findings indicated the diversity of learning resources and issues related to citizenship rights. Thus, virtual social networks have created new opportunities for educating the young generation, which makes changes in current Iran’s educational policies inevitable.Zamaneh AbazariAli Mohammad Mazidi SharafabadiShahnaz hashemiComparative Education Society of Iran ( CESIR)articlecitizenship educationislamic republiclived experiencesocial networksyoung generationEducationLENIranian Journal of Comparative Education, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 1159-1177 (2021)
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spellingShingle	citizenship education islamic republic lived experience social networks young generation Education L Zamaneh Abazari Ali Mohammad Mazidi Sharafabadi Shahnaz hashemi Impact of Social Networks on Citizenship Education of Young Generation in the Context of Islamic Republic of Iran: A Lived Experience
description	Virtual social networks have given rise to new phenomena such as virtual citizenship and virtual citizenship education in various human societies. The purpose of this study is to investigate lived experience of young generation to understand the impact of social networks on their upbringing in the context of Islamic Republic of Iran. In this research, the qualitative method of ethnography is used both as a research method (to understand analytical attitude of individuals about research subject) and as a method of data collection (observation and interview through active presence of researchers in two virtual social networks of Telegram and WhatsApp). Researchers also considered Geertz's two-step method for clear description and interpretation to present and analyze the data. The research findings revealed that technological developments have made young Iranian citizens more familiar with their citizenship rights and culture. Also, the lived experience of Iranian youth shows a change in individuals’ role as a passive citizens in real social networks to active citizens in virtual social networks. In addition, the research findings indicated the diversity of learning resources and issues related to citizenship rights. Thus, virtual social networks have created new opportunities for educating the young generation, which makes changes in current Iran’s educational policies inevitable.
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title	Impact of Social Networks on Citizenship Education of Young Generation in the Context of Islamic Republic of Iran: A Lived Experience
title_short	Impact of Social Networks on Citizenship Education of Young Generation in the Context of Islamic Republic of Iran: A Lived Experience
title_full	Impact of Social Networks on Citizenship Education of Young Generation in the Context of Islamic Republic of Iran: A Lived Experience
title_fullStr	Impact of Social Networks on Citizenship Education of Young Generation in the Context of Islamic Republic of Iran: A Lived Experience
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title_sort	impact of social networks on citizenship education of young generation in the context of islamic republic of iran: a lived experience
publisher	Comparative Education Society of Iran ( CESIR)
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Impact of Social Networks on Citizenship Education of Young Generation in the Context of Islamic Republic of Iran: A Lived Experience

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