Digital citizenship and political awareness of the millennial in Marahan I, Alfonso, Cavite /
by Robelace C. Bawar and Karl Kevin Leonard S. Presa.
- Indang, Cavite : Cavite State University- Main Campus, 2017.
- xi, 66 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Thesis (Bachelor of Arts in Journalism) Cavite State University
Includes bibliographical references.
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BAWAR, ROBELACE C., PRESA, KARL KEVIN LEONARD III. Digital Citizenship and Political Awareness of the Millennial in Marahan 1, Alfonso, Cavite. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. May 2017. Adviser: Ms. Erica Charmane B. Hernandez.
The purpose of this study was to determine the digital citizenship and level of political awareness of the millennial in Marahan I, Alfonso, Cavite. Specifically, it aimed to identify the digital citizenship among the millennial in terms of digital media commonly visited; frequency of using the digital media; number of hours spent in using the digital media; and the nature of participation in online discussion about the Philippine political issues; level of awareness of the millennial in the different Philippine political issues; and the significant relationship between the digital citizenship and level of political awareness of the millennial.
The study utilized the descriptive-correlation method of research. Questionnaires were given to millennials aged 18 to 34 years old. Using a purposive and snowball sampling, a total of one hundred (100) millennials were selected as participants of the study. The study was conducted from January 2017 to February 2017, The data from the questionnaires were statistically analyzed.
The results revealed that the millennial were moderately aware of the different political issues. However, there is no significant result between this correlation. This result is an indicator that the millennial had gone far from the stereotype who were unaware of the issues concerning political aspects. Still, it calls for future researchers to work on other aspect that may have a significant relationship on the political awareness among the youth.