Reconstructing the Concepts of Social Studies Process to Pro-Active Citizenship: Critical Discourses Studies of Citizenship in the Digital Society

Abstract

This article aimed to study citizenship concepts and citizenship discourse process, and propose social studies process enhancing pro-active citizenship in the digital society. The study was conducted using a qualitative study design utilizing discourse analysis according to Michel Foucault’s concept. Primary and secondary data were collected. Analysis of practical discourse of citizenship and analysis of social studies process to pro-active citizenship were implemented to propose social studies process enhancing pro-active citizenship. The findings from the study revealed that practical discourse of pro-active citizenship was produced from the powering of discoursed transmitted through the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, education policy to include policies on national economic and social development. The social studies process is using as a tool to enhance citizenship through teaching innovation of social studies to develop 3. dimensions of citizenship, i.e. dimension social, emotional dimension, and intellectual dimensions is driven through 3 levels of learning, namely 1) family level, 2) educational institution and educational personnel level, and 3) civil society level to promote citizens to have digital intelligence quotient,  essential skills for pro-active citizenship, comprising 1) digital citizen identity,                   2) privacy management, 3) cyberbullying management, 4) cybersecurity management, 5) screen time management, 6) critical thinking, 7) digital footprints, 8) digital empathy and 9) digital health & wellness skill.