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Global Citizenship in a Digital World (The MILID Yearbook, 2014)
Place of publication | Year of publication | Collation: 
Göteborg | 2014 | 404 p.
ISBN/ISSN: 
ISBN 978-91-86523-97-8
Author: 
Sherri Hope Culver; Paulette Kerr
Corporate author: 
UNESCO; UNITWIN; UNAOC; NORDICOM; University of Gothenburg
Region: 
Africa
Arab States
Asia and the Pacific
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean

The theme of the 2014 Yearbook is Global Citizenship in a Digital World. Global citizenship assumes ease of participation in global spaces in which persons are media and information literate and are equipped with competencies and attitudes to deal with the multi-faceted nature of a mediated world in which information is no longer bound by space or time. The unprecedented access to and use of media and Internet technologies for communication and collaboration especially among youth, suggest that effective strategies must be found to enable active critical inquiry and effective media production. The proliferation of mediated spaces throughout education environments, as well as personal and professional environments, does not in itself guarantee that citizens will consider their role as global citizens as they create and consume media. This awareness must be cultivated, encouraged and taught.
The 2014 MILID Yearbook brings together a range of reviewed articles, which articulate the theme of global citizenship from varied perspectives and regions of the world. The articles represent different expressions on media and information literacy from researchers and practitioners who offer bold new strategies, share research findings and best practices, and share musings and reflections.

Files: 
Resource Type: 
Research papers / journal articles
Theme: 
Civic / Citizenship / Democracy
Media & information literacy / digital citizenship
Diversity / cultural literacy / inclusive
Level of education: 
Primary education
Secondary education
Higher education
Lifelong learning