ON BECOMING CITIZENS: EXAMINING SOCIAL INCLUSION FROM AN INFORMATION PERSPECTIVE (Reprinted from AARL, vol 41, pg 42-53, 2010)

摘要

Increasing participation in social, economic, and community life is considered to be one of the defining principles of an inclusive society and a key aspiration for the Australian Federal Government. Central to this principle is the ability to build the capacity of individuals and groups to develop connectedness, and to engage in decision-making. Participation such as this improves individual well-being and the well-being and prosperity of the communities in which individuals learn, work and play. A prerequisite for participation, inclusion, and informed citizenship is the ability to develop knowledge from information about the social, economic, and community dimensions through which modern Australian society is constituted.