Technology and the New Generation of Active Citizens: Emerging Research and Opportunities (Advances in Public Policy and Administration (APPA)) - Hardcover

Beneventi, Paolo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1522537708 ISBN 13: 9781522537700

Publisher: IGI Global, 2018

Synopsis

New media forums have created a unique opportunity for citizens to participate in a variety of social and political contexts. The public is able to interact more effectively in activities within their communities as new technologies are being created and utilized. Technology and the New Generation of Active Citizens: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a pivotal reference source for the latest research findings on the use of information and communication technologies for active citizen engagement. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas such as digital competence framework, multimedia, and social media, this publication is an ideal resource for professionals, consultants, university teachers, practitioners, community organizers, government administrators, citizens, and activists.

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About the Author

Paolo Beneventi , graduated from DAMS in Bologna in 1980 with a thesis on children theater, from 1981 to 1985, he worked in the group of animazione / visual communication L’Alfabeto of Brescia, that collaborates with "Giocare con l'arte" of Bruno Munari. Later he went on as a freelancer, deepening above all with children and young people for projects coming from the rich vein of animazione teatrale. In present times, since childhood, we not only see, touch, smell, feel, taste the world, but we know it playing with easy, powerful, and somewhat magical tools who are everywhere among us. Beneventi leads workshops in which kids of all ages experience storytelling and writing books, the natural and human environments, the active use of technology for knowledge, communication, production, and networking, in collaboration with schools, libraries and agencies operating in the society, during truly multimedia experiences (body + image + text + sound + video). Over the years, he published articles and books on theater and body expression, environment, technology in education and communication, as well as fiction books for children. He’s also a media educator and video maker.

Edition details

• Publisher: IGI Global
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1522537708
• ISBN 13: 9781522537700
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 138