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A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Early Childhood Educators' Beliefs and Experiences around the Use of Touchscreen Technologies with Children under 3 Years of Age
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Fotakopoulou, Olga; Hatzigianni, Maria; Dardanou, Maria; Unstad, Torstein; O'Connor, Jane – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2020
This paper will discuss the beliefs and experiences of early childhood educators across three countries, England, Norway and Greece, in relation to the use of touchscreen technology with the youngest children in their settings. Building on previous research which explored parents' perspectives, this study now extends the investigation to early…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Beliefs, Educational Technology, Teaching Experience
Use of Touchscreen Technology by 0-3-Year-Old Children: Parents' Practices and Perspectives in Norway, Portugal and Japan
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Dardanou, Maria; Unstad, Torstein; Brito, Rita; Dias, Patricia; Fotakopoulou, Olga; Sakata, Yoko; O'Connor, Jane – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2020
This paper discusses findings from online surveys completed by parents of 0-3-year-old children in Norway, Portugal and Japan concerning their young children's use of touchscreen technology. The study investigated parental practices, views and perspectives related to children's digital practices and explored these in relation to wider cultural…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Toddlers, Infants, Parent Attitudes
A Threat to Childhood Innocence or the Future of Learning? Parents' Perspectives on the Use of Touch-Screen Technology by 0-3 Year-Olds in the UK
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O'Connor, Jane; Fotakopoulou, Olga – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2016
The rise in personal ownership of touch-screen technology such as iPads and smartphones in the UK in recent years has led to the increasing use of such technology by babies and very young children. This article explores this practice via an online parental survey with 226 UK parents of children aged 0-3 years within the context of the current…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Foreign Countries, Parent Surveys, Online Surveys