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Online “iDentity” Formation and the High School Theatre Trip
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Over the years that I have taken secondary school students to the theatre, the the digital revolution has moved through schools, classrooms, and even theatres, calling into question my goal of contributing positively to students’ identity formation through exposure to live plays. Responding to calls to examine the ways in which young people’s online and offline lives are interwoven, a one-year qualitative case study of student theatregoers suggests that online settings feature prominently in students’ identity formation and that non-digital school experiences such as the theatre trip are often experienced in light of students’ digital lives. Traditional events such as a trip to the theatre are influenced by and combined with online experiences to contribute to a new “iDentity” formation.
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“Four studies showed that adolescents who presented their true selves in a way that matched their in-person version had a clear self-concept (Fullwood et al., 2016; Richardson, 2016; Schmitt et al., 2008; Yang et al., 2017).”
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“In contrast, adolescents who present their true selves on social media tend to have a clear self-concept (Fullwood et al., 2016; Schmitt et al., 2008; Richardson, 2016; Yang et al., 2017), suggesting stronger commitments.”
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A Systematic Review of Social Media Use and Adolescent Identity Development
Avci, H., Baams, L., & Kretschmer, T. (2025) · Adolescent Research Review · doi:10.1007/s40894-024-00251-1 · Cited by 104
“All studies explained the appropriateness of their qualitative research methodology and recruitment strategies, whereas one study failed to detail its recruitment approach (Richardson, 2016 ).”
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- Authors
- Richardson, J. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Richardson, John M.
- ORCID
- Richardson, John M.
- Venue
- McGill Journal of Education
- Published
- 2017-01-09
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 771-786
- ISSN
- 0024-9033 (ISSN-L)
- 1916-0666
- OpenAlex
- W2559002086
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- McGill Journal of Education / Revue des sciences de l'éducation de McGill (publishedVersion)
- Érudit (Université de Montréal) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Visual Arts and Performing Arts › Theatre and Performance Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Youth Culture and Social Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Education › Literacy, Media, and Education
- Keywords
- identity construction, high school students, live theatre, digital identity, secondary education
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