Computer Use by Preschool Children: Rethinking Practice as Digital Natives Come to Preschool

Autor/inn/en	Zevenbergen, Robyn; Logan, Helen
Titel	Computer Use by Preschool Children: Rethinking Practice as Digital Natives Come to Preschool
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 33 (2008) 1, S.37-44 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0312-5033
Schlagwörter	Computer Uses in Education; Access to Computers; Preschool Children; Educational Technology; Parents; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Surveys; Family Environment; Computer Literacy; Internet; Play; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computernutzung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Unterrichtsmedien; Eltern; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Familienmilieu; Computerkenntnisse; Spiel; Australien
Abstract	This paper reports on the outcomes of a survey implemented in a large regional community of Australia. The survey was completed by parents of children aged four-five years and attending local early childhood centres. The survey identified the types of access and use of computers by preschool children. It was found that the children of the respondents had significant access to computers in the home and were skilled in many facets of computer use. Computers were used for a range of activities, some educational and others recreational. Gender differences in computer use were also noted. The study highlights the changing clientele of early childhood settings and the implications for practice in a field where computer technology is often seen as the antithesis of good practice. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10