Reflections on the Digital Youth Leadership for Social Justice Activism: Understanding Silent Dialogues through Critical Pedagogy

Gulsun Kurubacak*
Anadolu University, College of Open Education Eskisehir TURKEY
Periodicity:September - November'2006
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jsch.2.2.860

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to explore and discuss youth reflections toward digital leadership for social justice activism. Besides, this paper aims to explore the evidence and truth that meant for understanding silent dialogues through critical pedagogy in a digital society. In this study, the strategies and principles of their leaderships based on new communication technologies of evidence and truth through critical pedagogy, is discussed to generate a theoretical framework that provides authentic examples and experiences for probing social justice activisms. The author hopes that these online leaderships can be able to find the diverse resources, multicultural experiences, and egalitarian opportunities that open youth minds and broaden their perspectives. Furthermore, discussing the main features of silent dialogues can construct a very powerful paradigm shift to establish public interests encompassing the reflections of every aspect of social justice activism with the enthusiasm, ideologies and persuasions as well as judgments.

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Gulsun Kurubacak (2006). Reflections on the Digital Youth Leadership for Social Justice Activism: Understanding Silent Dialogues through Critical Pedagogy.i-manager's Journal on School Educational Technology, 2(2),44-51. https://doi.org/10.26634/jsch.2.2.860

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