Young Children Playing and Learning in a Digital Age
a Cultural and Critical Perspective
Published on 27. November 2017
174 pages
978-1-317-22497-6 (ISBN)
Description
Young Children Playing and Learning in a Digital Age explores the emergence of the digital age and young children's experiences with digital technologies at home and in educational environments.
Drawing on theory and research-based evidence, this book makes an important contribution to understanding the contemporary experiences of young children in the digital age. It argues that a cultural and critically informed perspective allows educators, policy-makers and parents to make sense of children's digital experiences as they play and learn, enabling informed decision-making about future early years curriculum and practices at home and in early learning and care settings.
An essential read for researchers, students, policy-makers and professionals working with children today, this book draws attention to the evolution of digital developments and the relationship between contemporary technologies, play and learning in the early years.
Drawing on theory and research-based evidence, this book makes an important contribution to understanding the contemporary experiences of young children in the digital age. It argues that a cultural and critically informed perspective allows educators, policy-makers and parents to make sense of children's digital experiences as they play and learn, enabling informed decision-making about future early years curriculum and practices at home and in early learning and care settings.
An essential read for researchers, students, policy-makers and professionals working with children today, this book draws attention to the evolution of digital developments and the relationship between contemporary technologies, play and learning in the early years.
Reviews / Votes
"consideration of current digital technologies and the acknowledgment of [how] these are used by, and impact on the experiences of young children, their families and educators will make a particularly valuable resource."Sue Dockett, Professor of Early Childhood Education, Charles Sturt University, Australia.
"a comprehensive analysis of key topics that are both troubling and inspiring, [this book] would seem to have a strong practical use."
Linda Mitchell, Associate Professor, University of Waikato.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
3 s/w Zeichnungen
3 Line drawings, black and white
File size
0,43 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-22497-6 (9781317224976)
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Christine Stephen | Susan Edwards
Young Children Playing and Learning in a Digital Age
a Cultural and Critical Perspective
Book
12/2017
1st Edition
Routledge
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Christine Stephen | Susan Edwards
Young Children Playing and Learning in a Digital Age
a Cultural and Critical Perspective
Book
12/2017
1st Edition
Routledge
€59.80
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
Christine Stephen recently retired as a Research Fellow at the University of Stirling, Scotland. Her research focuses on young children's learning and in particular on their everyday experiences as they engage with digital technologies.
Susan Edwards is the Director of the Early Childhood Futures research group in the Learning Sciences Institute Australia, Australian Catholic University, Australia.
Susan Edwards is the Director of the Early Childhood Futures research group in the Learning Sciences Institute Australia, Australian Catholic University, Australia.
Content
Foreword Acknowledgements CHAPTER ONE: TOWARDS A NEW KNOWLEDGE PERSPECTIVE Part I: The Evolution of the Digital Age CHAPTER TWO: A HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFORMATIONS AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION CHAPTER THREE: A COMMUNICATION EVOLUTION - THE INTERNET, WORLD WIDE WEB AND PARTICIPATORY MEDIA Part II: Play and Learning CHAPTER FOUR: LEARNING AND TECHNOLOGIES CHAPTER FIVE: DIGITAL PLAY Part III: Children and Technologies CHAPTER SIX: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY USE AND UPTAKE BY YOUNG CHILDREN CHAPTER SEVEN: MORAL PANIC - SOCIAL AND CULTURAL VALUES CHAPTER EIGHT: CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND TECHNOLOGIES CHAPTER NINE: TOWARDS A CULTURAL AND CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE ON PLAYING AND LEARNING IN THE DIGITAL AGE
