RECONCEPTUALIZING CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN ALGORITHMICALLY MEDIATED SOCIETIES: A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FRAMEWORK PROPOSAL

Educators often lack structured guidance for positioning GenAI as a pedagogical tool for citizenship education rather than merely a content delivery mechanism. This qualitative-theoretical study addresses three research questions: (1) How do classic educational theories on citizenship education inform GenAI integration? (2) What epistemic and pedagogical tensions emerge when GenAI tools are introduced within citizenship education frameworks? (3) How can GenAI roles be theoretically differentiated to support specific dimensions of digital citizenship development? The methodology employs a systematic literature review combining citizenship education theories and GenAI educational applications, followed by structured data extraction to identify core pedagogical functions and epistemic tensions. The study proposes a three-dimensional framework distinguishing GenAI functions by pedagogical actor and citizenship education objective: - AI as Design Partner; - AI as Critical Friend; - AI as Work Participant.