Vol. 1 No. 4 (2026), Articles
Vol. 1 No. 4 (2026)

Enhancing the Legal Literacy of Adolescents in the Digital Epoch: Systemic Challenges and Pedagogical Solutions

Articles
Published 2026-04-25
Moxidil Bozorova
Senior Teacher, Department of Legal Sciences, Namangan Regional Academic Lyceum under the Tashkent State University of Law, Namangan, Uzbekistan.
Abdulloh Abduqayumov
Student, Namangan Regional Academic Lyceum under the Tashkent State University of Law, Namangan, Uzbekistan.
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Keywords

Legal literacy, digital jurisprudence, cyber-education, adolescent liability, digital citizenship, pedagogical frameworks, cyberbullying legislation, data privacy.

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Bozorova , M., & Abduqayumov , A. (2026). Enhancing the Legal Literacy of Adolescents in the Digital Epoch: Systemic Challenges and Pedagogical Solutions. INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE, 1(4), 170-175. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19753306
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Abstract

The rapid digitization of global social interactions exposes adolescent populations to unprecedented legal vulnerabilities, demanding a structural evolution in secondary legal education frameworks. This empirical investigation quantifies the epidemiological deficit in digital jurisprudence among high school demographics and evaluates the mitigating efficacy of targeted algorithmic and cyber-legal pedagogical interventions. Utilizing a prospective, quasi-experimental cohort design, we tracked 520 students aged 15 to 18 across a 12-month observation window. Participants were stratified into a control group utilizing legacy civic education curricula and an experimental cohort exposed to a novel "Digital Rights and Cyber-Liability Matrix." Diagnostic endpoints focused on the comprehension of intellectual property protocols, the legal parameters of digital harassment, and data privacy statutes. Implementation of the specialized matrix yielded a profound statistical divergence in legal competency. Comprehension of cyber-liabilities surged from a baseline of 22.4% to 86.7% within the experimental cohort (Relative Risk 0.28; 95% CI 0.19-0.41; p < 0.001). Conversely, the control group exhibited a stagnation in digital legal awareness, directly correlating with a 34% higher self-reported incidence of inadvertent online infractions. The data dictates that traditional, analog-centric civic education systematically fails to equip youth for the legal realities of decentralized digital ecosystems. Restructuring academic lyceum curricula to aggressively prioritize cyber-legal competence represents a non-negotiable structural necessity to protect minors from civil liabilities and optimize digital citizenship.

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