The role of online crisis actors in teachers’ work and lives
New article by Keith Heggart
The article, The role of online crisis actors in teachers’ work and lives has been published in Critical Studies in Education, a high quality journal for education. This article has been a collaborative exploration between Keith Heggart, Naomi Barnes, Steven Kolber, Tom Mahoney and Cameron Malcher.
This article builds on their previous work on digital astroturfing and misinformation. In this article they examine how the TPAA sought to use the pandemic and anti-vaccination sentiment to generate political influence.
The article is open access and available here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17508487.2024.2382134
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Keith Heggart
Senior Lecturer
Dr Keith Heggart is an early career researcher in the School of International Studies and Education, with a focus on learning and instructional design, educational technology and civics and citizenship education.