"Everybody Has to Get a Chance to Learn": Democratic Aspects of Digitalisation in Preschool

Autor/inn/en	Enochsson, Ann-Britt; Ribaeus, Katarina
Titel	"Everybody Has to Get a Chance to Learn": Democratic Aspects of Digitalisation in Preschool
Quelle	In: Early Childhood Education Journal, 49 (2021) 6, S.1087-1098 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Enochsson, Ann-Britt) ORCID (Ribaeus, Katarina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-3301
DOI	10.1007/s10643-020-01117-6
Schlagwörter	Preschool Education; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Preschool Teachers; Democracy; Technological Literacy; Teacher Attitudes; Democratic Values; Child Caregivers; Technology Integration; Foreign Countries; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschule; Demokratie; Technisches Wissen; Lehrerverhalten; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Kinderbetreuung; Ausland; Schweden
Abstract	The aim of this article is to examine the ways in which curriculum goals on digitalisation are viewed in relation to the overarching democratic mission of Swedish preschools. Groups of preschool staff from three preschools located in different areas were interviewed with the focus on how they discuss democracy and the democratic aspects of "digital tools" and children's "digital competence," which are concepts used in the curriculum. Collective mind maps -- constructed by the participants -- were used as focal points in the interviews. The analysis centres on the content of these discussions, but also touches on the ways in which the groups communicated. The findings show that the groups from the three preschools expressed very different views on using digital tools and developing preschoolers' digital competence, and that these views corresponded with their general views on democracy. The ways in which the groups expressed their views of democracy are also reflected in their discussions with each other. Preschool teachers' and childcare workers' own lack of digital competence is mentioned briefly as a reason for not using digital devices by the group using them the least, but this does not seem to be the main reason for their infrequent use of digital media with the children. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01