Exploring the opportunities and challenges of the digital world for early childhood services with vulnerable children

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dc.contributor.authorHarris L
dc.contributor.authorDavis N
dc.contributor.authorCunningham U
dc.contributor.authorde Vocht L
dc.contributor.authorMacfarlane S
dc.contributor.authorGregory N
dc.contributor.authorAukuso S
dc.contributor.authorOva Taleni T
dc.contributor.authorDobson J
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-03T23:21:35Z
dc.date.available2019-02-03T23:21:35Z
dc.date.issued2018en
dc.date.updated2019-01-28T22:38:35Z
dc.description.abstract© 2018, MDPI AG. All rights reserved. Potentially addictive behaviours supported by the internet and mobile phones raise concerns in education services for early childhood. Although there is evidence that screen media can distract the attention of young children, there was a massive uptake of digital devices by early childhood centres (ECCs). We investigated practices of families (n = 85) and of six ECCs serving vulnerable children in New Zealand, many of whom are emergent bilinguals. Descriptions of the limited and exemplary choice of screen media of the ECCs include digital portfolios containing children’s learning stories in multiple languages illustrated with digital photos. This was facilitated by increasing partnership with the families and the inclusion of their languages in the physical and digital landscapes of the ECCs. However, these families and the ECCs are seeking additional guidance to face the complex challenges of the digital world. These early findings from our national research programme, A Better Start, E Tipu E Rea, already informed significant changes in the ECCs; we also identified the potential for young children to act as agents of change.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112407
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/16450
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rights© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en
dc.subjectinternet addictionen
dc.subjectmobile phone (or smartphone) useen
dc.subjectyoung childrenen
dc.subjectearly childhood educationen
dc.subjectparentingen
dc.subjectemergent bilingualsen
dc.subjectintergenerational language transmissionen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::39 - Education::3903 - Education systems::390302 - Early childhood educationen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::45 - Indigenous studies::4508 - Mātauranga Māori (Māori education)::450802 - Te Whāriki - te mātauranga kōhungahunga Māori (Māori early childhood education)en
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::39 - Education::3904 - Specialist studies in education::390405 - Educational technology and computingen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::17 - Psychology and Cognitive Sciences::1701 - Psychology::170102 - Developmental Psychology and Ageingen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::47 - Language, communication and culture::4704 - Linguistics::470411 - Sociolinguisticsen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::17 - Psychology and Cognitive Sciences::1701 - Psychology::170103 - Educational Psychologyen
dc.subject.mshNga Upoko Tukutuku / Maori Subject Headings::Mātauranga | Education::Waihanga | Teaching methods::Kura pūhou | Early childhood education (Mainstream); Education, Early childhood (Mainstream); Kindergartens (Mainstream); Pre-schools (Mainstream)en
dc.subject.mshNga Upoko Tukutuku / Maori Subject Headings::Mātauranga | Education::Waihanga | Teaching methods::Kōhanga reo | Early childhood education (Māori); Māori early childhood education; Māori pre-schools; Pre-schools (Māori)en
dc.subject.mshNga Upoko Tukutuku / Maori Subject Headings::Mātauranga | Education::Mōhiotanga | Knowledge::Ako | Learning::Ako-ā-matihiko | Digital instruction; Digital learning; Instruction, Digital; Learning, Digitalen
dc.subject.mshNga Upoko Tukutuku / Maori Subject Headings::Hauora | Health::Ora | Alive; Living; Well-being::Hauora hinengaro | Mental healthen
dc.titleExploring the opportunities and challenges of the digital world for early childhood services with vulnerable childrenen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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