Educating Cyber-Wisdom
Cyber-wisdom is defined in this report as the ability to do the right thing at the right time, when using online digital technologies. It is a virtue that helps users to maximise online opportunities and minimise online risks. The task of educating cyber-wisdom in children and adolescence relies on joint efforts from multiple stakeholders, including […]
A Cyber-Wisdom Approach to Digital Citizenship Education
For many children, the Internet has improved their lives; it has offered them opportunities for entertainment, work, socialisation and active participation in society. However, it has also exposed them to risks, including, most prominently, privacy constraints, misinformation, identity theft, inappropriate content, online abuse, cyberbullying and grooming. In an age in which children are both the […]
NewsWise in Primary Education: News Literacy and Civic Engagement
Project Funder: The Nuffield Foundation Project Overview This project was an investigation of news literacy and civic engagement in 9-11-year-olds in the UK. It also included an evaluation of the impact of NewsWise, a news and digital literacy programme. This project was undertaken in collaboration with NewsWise, The Guardian Foundation, the National Literacy Trust and […]
Cultivating Cyber-Phronesis
Project Overview Cultivating Cyber-Phronesis research project builds on the Jubilee Centre’s work on phronesis in ways that apply specifically to the online world. We live in an age in which the Internet, which has become so ubiquitous, presents not only a range of opportunities but also a number of risks, from issues of privacy to cyberbullying and online abuse. This […]
Character Education Pedagogies: What works, where and why?
Project Overview The Character Education Pedagogies research project began in January 2021 and reviewed the Centre’s existing character education resources and research data with a particular focus on what pedagogical approaches were used. This analysis enabled the research team to produce a comprehensive database of pedagogical approaches for character education that included both caught, taught and sought strategies. The […]
The Influence of Parents and the Media
Project Overview The aim of this research project was to examine how social media use is related to young people’s experience and enactment of empathy and honesty, and their identification with moral values. The Influence of Parents and the Media project explored the most effective types of regulation strategy that parents employ in mediating the effects of […]