2009Do social networking tools lead to or inhibit face-to-face forms of citizenship?

Literature Review: Citizenship/Engagement/ Social CapitalMeasurement of civic health/social capital

(Keeter et al., 2002)

Civic/political engagement (Keeter et al., 2002)

Reexamination of civic health/social capital (Lopez et al., 2006)

Civic engagement and volunteerism (Galston, 2007)

The Millennials (Kiesa, 2010)

Literature Review:Role of the Internet/Social NetworkingThe Internet and civic engagement (Jennings

and Zetner, 2003)

The indifference of the Internet on social capital (Uslaner, 2004)

Social networking sites and blogs (Smith et al., 2009)

A focus on specific social networking sites (Pasek et al. 2009)

University of Wisconsin – La Crosse

Voter Turnout at UW-L

ElectionWard 5

La Crosse County

Midterm Nov-10 39% 58%

Local Apr-10 5% 10% Local Apr-09 4% 26%

Presidential Nov-08 62% 83%

Local Apr-08 6% 24% Local Apr-07 8% 27%

Midterm Nov-06 59% 64%

Presidential Nov-04 98% 75%

Volunteering at UW-L

Research Question

Are students that join FaceBook groups more or less likely to be engaged in campus or community organizations?

Survey conducted at University of Wisconsin- La Crosse (July 2010-October 2010)

Total of 84 respondentsOf those respondents that answered the

question, 100% said yes they have a FaceBook account.

Preliminary Analysis: eCitizenship Survey

Do you use the "groups" application on FaceBook?

Answer Response

%

Yes 55 70%No 24 30%Total 79 100%

Approximately how many "groups" are you a member of?

Answer Response

%

1-5 23 41%6-10 12 21%11-15 7 13%16-20 5 9%21-30 0 0%More than 30

9 16%

Total 56 100%

Do you use the "pages" application on FaceBook?

Answer Response

%

Yes 30 38%No 50 63%Total 80 100%

Approximately how many "pages" have you become a fan of?

Answer Response

%

1-5 5 17%6-10 4 14%11-15 2 7%16-20 3 10%21-30 2 7%More than 30

13 45%

Total 29 100%

Have you joined any organizations in the community (i.e. clubs, memberships, associations, etc.)

Answer Response

%

Yes 47 62%

No 31 41%

Are you and active member in thie organization? (Have you volunteered? Gone to an event? etc.)

Answer Response

%

Yes 38 81%

eCitizenship: Survey Results

eCitizenship:Survey Results

* Indicates major responses in which only one individual was in that major category.

Future ResearchCommunity/SNS (FaceBook) InteractionsTypes of FaceBook groups/fan pages and

their role in citizenshipSpectrum of groups from real institutions to (silly)

things in common

Working Bibliography Beaumont, Elizabeth, Anne C. Thomas Ehrlich, and Judith Torney-Outra.

"Promoting political competence and engagement in college students: An empirical study." Journal of Political Science Education 2 (2006): 249-70.

Bennett, W. L. "The generational shift in citizen identity: Implications for civic learning online." Center for Communication Civic Engagement (2008).

Galston, William. "Civic knowledge, civic education, and civic engagement: A summary of recent research." International Journal of Public Administration 30 (2007): 623-42.

Jennings, M. K., and Vicki Zetner. "Internet use and civic engagement: A longitudinal analysis." Public Opinion Quarterly 67 (2003): 311-34.

Keeter, Scott, Cliff Zukin, Molly Andolina, and Kristina Jenkins. "The civic and political health of the nation: A generational report." The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (2002).

Kiesa, Abby, Alexander Orlowski, Peter Levine, Deborah Both, and Emily Kirby. "Millennials Talk Politics: A Study of College Student Political Engagement." The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (2010).

Working Bibliography cont. Lopez, Mark H., Peter Levine, Deborah Both, Abby Kiesa, and Emily Kirby.

"The 2006 civic health of the nation: A detailed look at how youth participate in politics and communities." The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (2006).

Madden, Mary. "Older Adults and Social Media." Pew Internet and American Life Project (2010).

Miklosi, Joe. "Respecting, listening, empowering: Three vital factors for increasing civic engagement in American teenagers." Wiley Interscience 2007: 36-41. Web. 29 Oct. 2010.

National Conference, on Citizenship. "Civic Health in America: Key Findings on the Civic Health of the Nation." (2010).

Oxendine, Alina, John L. Sullivan, Eugene Borgida, Eric Riedel, and Melinda Jackson. "The importance of political context for understanding civic engagement: A logitudinal analysis." Political Behavior 29 (2007): 31-67.

Pasek, Josh, eian more, and Daniel Romer. "Realizing the social internet? Online social networking meets offline civic engagement." Journal of Information Technology & Politics 6 (2009): 197-215.

Working Bibliography cont. Richards, Reshan. "Digital Citizenship and Web 2.0 Tools."

MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching 6.2 (2010): 516-22. Web. 29 Oct. 2010.

Smith, Aaron, Kay Lehman Schlozman, Sidney Verba, and Henry Brady. "The internet and civic engagement." Pew Internet and American Life Project (2009). Web. 27 Oct. 2010.

Uslaner, Eric M. "Trust, civic engagement, and the internet." Political Communication 21 (2004): 223-42.

Walker, Edward. "Contingent pathways from joiner to activist: The indirect effect of participation on voluntary associations on civic engagement." Sociological Forum 23.1 (2008): 116-43.

Xenos, Michael, and Patricia Moy. "Direct and differential effects of the internet on political and civic engagement." Journal of Communication 57 (2007): 704-18.