Open AccessThe Construction of Full Citizenship in a Vision of the Brazilian Digital Inclusion in Education
Author(s) -
Francisco Robert Ferreira dos Santos,
Ildefonso Rodrigues Teixera
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of contemporary issues in education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1718-4770
DOI - 10.20355/c5c013
Subject(s) - citizenship , inclusion (mineral) , cyberspace , public sphere , sociology , politics , space (punctuation) , public space , social transformation , state (computer science) , work (physics) , the internet , political science , public relations , social change , social science , engineering , computer science , law , architectural engineering , algorithm , world wide web , operating system , mechanical engineering
This article discusses the importance of digital inclusion in the construction of citizenship. The central point when discussing social inequality is citizenship with impacts on the structure transformation present in society. The opportunities created by digital inclusion can transform the conditions of the individual, leading to the construction of citizenship from greater participation in political life and in public decisions. Digital inclusion can promote the participation of the individual in cyberspace which becomes the sphere for public debates and a space for State decisions. The critical use of techniques and information technology along with other actions which promotes equality can lead to the development of full citizenship and requires a new transformation in the meanings of work, responsible for occupation and social inclusion. Considering the adjustments for digital inclusion, social programs can go "beyond mere access" to computers and internet and changes and in the social space.