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Rationale, design and methods protocol for participatory design of an online tool to support industry service provision regarding digital technology use ‘with, by and for’ young children
Edwards, Susan Nolan, Andrea Henderson, Michael Grieshaber, Susan Highfield, Kate Salamon, Andi Skouteris, Helen Straker, Leon
Edwards, Susan
Nolan, Andrea
Henderson, Michael
Grieshaber, Susan
Highfield, Kate
Salamon, Andi
Skouteris, Helen
Straker, Leon
Abstract
Adults who educate and care for young children are exposed to mixed-messages about what is in the best interests of young children in digital society. Such mixed-messaging makes adult decision-making about technology use in the best interests of young children hard to achieve. This project addresses this problem by working with leading organisations providing services related to quality digital media production, online-safety education, digital play and digital parenting. Using a Participatory Design approach, families, educators, industry partners and researchers will conduct mixed-methods investigations concerning: Relationships; Health and Well-being; Citizenship; and Play and Pedagogy to identify practices concerning technology use ‘with, by and for’ young children. Iterative design cycles will develop an Online Tool to support organisations providing services to young children and the adults responsible for their education and care. As society becomes more digital families and educators need new knowledge about what people do in digital society to inform their decision-making. This project will support organisations to use an empirically informed approach to service provision regarding using technologies in the best interests of young children.
Keywords
young children, technology, digital practices, relationships, health and wellbeing, digital citizenship, digital play, service provision
Date
2020
Type
Journal article
Journal
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Book
Volume
17
Issue
23
Page Range
1-12
Article Number
Article 8819
ACU Department
Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE)
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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Event URL
Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open