Students Civic Activity: Information and Communication Approach

The paper analyses the relevance of the problem and the normative acts connected with developing students civic activity and defines the role of the information and communication approach in the process of developing it. The article surveys the studies devoted to the issues of civic development, civic consciousness, civic activity and examines the key notions of the research (civic consciousness, civic education, civic activity, socialization, communication, information, etc.). It is shown that information interaction promotes civic socialization of the individual. Social involvement expresses the student's level of civic engagement.