Author Identifier (ORCID)
Harrison W. See: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7349-0077
Emma Jayakumar: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5273-7544
Abstract
This article outlines an evidence-based model of children’s digital citizenship stakeholder engagement, reporting the final outcome of a project conducted in the Asia Pacific region, titled Digital Safety and Citizenship Roundtables: Using Consultation and Creativity to Engage Stakeholders (Children, Policy Influencers, Industry) in Best Practice in India, South Korea, and Australia. This qualitative research positioned young children aged 3 to 13 years as key stakeholders in their digital citizenship development. Their views were communicated to adult stakeholders with an interest in digital citizenship policy and practice. The authors outline the 4A model, based on evidence collected from child and adult stakeholders, which offers a set of principles to guide stakeholders when they engage in children’s digital citizenship development. This article conveys how the authors have championed an innovative, child-centred, participatory research approach that facilitated the inclusion of children’s voices in the development of digital citizenship policy and practice.
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
1-1-2025
Publication Title
Communication Research and Practice
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
School
School of Arts and Humanities
RAS ID
88089
Funders
Australia Research Council
Grant Number
ARC Number : CE200100022
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Comments
Stevenson, K. J., See, H. W., & Jayakumar, E. (2025). Guiding principles for stakeholder engagement in supporting children’s digital citizenship: The 4A model. Communication Research and Practice, 11(4), 461–482. https://doi.org/10.1080/22041451.2025.2567091