Maria José Brites and Teresa Sofia Castro, integrated researchers at CICANT and coordinators of the YouNDigital project, will present their work on digital wellbeing in schools at the DigiMig Webinar Series on November 6th at 15:00 CET.
Their presentation, titled “Digital well-being in schools: the example of Information and Communication Clubs”, will examine how non-formal school spaces can promote digital citizenship among children and young people. Maria José Brites and Teresa Sofia Castro argue that these informal contexts serve as catalysts for students’ formal education, positioning digital wellbeing as essential to the concept of a good life in an increasingly digital society. Their findings are based on two key sources: a series of participatory webinars conducted during the 2024-2025 academic year in partnership with Portugal’s Directorate-General for Education, and nine interviews with teachers from primary through lower secondary education levels.
The presentation is part of the first edition of the DigiMig Webinar Series, organised by the University of Groningen’s VIDI-funded DigiMig project, which explores how digital technologies shape experiences of migration, belonging, and participation.