Digital Media Use in Early Childhood - Birth to Six (Hardcover)

The easy interface of touchscreen technologies like tablets and smartphones have enabled children to access the digital world from a very young age. But while some commentators are enthusiastic about how this can open up a new world for play, learning, and developing digital skills, others see the dangers of yet more screens, inauthentic play, and time spent isolated with electronic babysitters that detract from interaction with parents and the learning of social skills. Including a glossary of key terms, this book draws on a three-year research project examining the realities of 0-5 years olds’ experiences of these technologies in the UK and Australia. The authors draw heavily on Vygotsky and engage with other thinkers including Bronfenbrenner and Bruner. It explores how parents of young children evaluate these opportunities and concerns, and how they try to work out ways to parent in relation to technologies they did not experience in their own childhood. The book examines how digital technologies fit in with other elements of children’s daily lives including their preferences, pleasures and sociability. The book also explores the extent to which grandparents, parents and educators engage with children’s experience of digital technologies.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	11 July 2024
Authors:	Lelia Green • Leslie Haddon • Donell Holloway • Sonia Livingstone • Brian O’Neill • Kylie Stevenson
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-12027-3
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-350-12027-8
Barcode:	9781350120273

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