Guide to Digital Civic Engagement

The Guide to Digital Civic Engagement draws on extensive research on students’ digital civic engagement. It focuses on the conceptualisation of digital civic engagement in theoretical and empirical research and explores how digital civic engagement can be integrated on different levels of higher education (policy, teaching, and learning).

The objective of the Guide to Digital Civic Engagement is to build a compelling case for introducing digital civic engagement into higher education institutions. It is a research-based resource for higher education managers who plan to implement digital civic engagement education into their organisation. Moreover, it gives practical guidance for educators on how to integrate digital civic engagement into their teaching.

The Guide to Digital Civic Engagement consists of the following chapters:

Definition of Digital Civic Engagement

Current State of Research and Relation to Digital Competences of Student Digital Civic Engagement

Policies on Student Digital Civic Engagement

Case Studies on Student Digital Civic Engagement

Innovative Pedagogic Strategies for Teaching of Digital Civic Engagement