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Rebecca L. Densley; Willow S. Sauermilch; Jes Fyall Cardenas; Shannon L. Bichard; Maya Neufeld-Wall – Journal of Children and Media, 2025
Little is known about how parents utilized parental mediation strategies during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw an upsurge in youths' technology use and increased family time at home. The current study surveyed the parents of 964 U.S. school-aged children for their mediation behaviors, perceptions of media risk, views about…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Parenting Styles, Computer Use
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Yuke Fu; Nathaniel J. Johnson; Mowei Liu; Tiana B. Vandendort; Rebecca K. Robertson; Hayley T. Hartwick – Early Child Development and Care, 2024
With children's digital technology usage surging in post-pandemic Canada, it is imperative to understand children's digital literacy and multimodal practices. This study investigated potential predictors of children's digital literacy and multimodal practices at home, and the latent profiles of digital families. A sample of 413 parents of children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Digital Literacy, Parents, Access to Computers
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Grané, Mariona; Suárez, Rafael; Sabando, Dorys – Digital Education Review, 2023
Family attitudes and beliefs around digital technologies are a key factor in young children's digital habits in the home. This study involved conducting interviews with 46 families of children under 6 years of age to understand how parental perceptions determine the screen use of young children in terms of activities, content, and time. The aim is…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Computer Use, Family Environment, Parent Attitudes
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Özçelik Akay, Canan; Cakir, Ozlem – Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, 2023
In this study, it was aimed to examine the effects of using Web 2.0 tools in environmental education on the attitudes of preschool children towards the environment. The research used a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative data were collected through the "Attitudes Toward the Environment Scale: Children's Attitudes…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Educational Technology, Environmental Education, Preschool Children
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Lewis, Kate L.; Howard, Steven J.; Verenikina, Irina; Kervin, Lisa K. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2023
Young children's use of digital technologies has presented challenges for parents, particularly in response to an increased reliance on digital resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. This mixed-methods study explored young children's digital practices within the context of their families and homes. Although this study was originally planned, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Ozturk, Gulsah; Ohi, Sarah – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2022
Young children develop understandings about literacy from birth through experiences of print in their home environments. Today, written text is often present in children's homes in both print and "digital" forms. What kind of technologies are young children accessing at home and for what purposes? This paper discusses research findings…
Descriptors: Young Children, Foreign Countries, Family Environment, Family Literacy
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Papadakis, Stamatios; Alexandraki, Foteini; Zaranis, Nikolaos – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
In the last decade, interactive touchscreen devices have become ubiquitous in young children, and toddlers first experience touchscreen technology before two. Although parents have a vital role in developing the home environment as a stimulus for development, they also have conflicting views on the appropriateness of using apps to deliver…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Kindergarten, Parent Role
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Chun Wang To; Luqian Wang; Yi-Teng Shih – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the adoption of distance learning as a new alternative educational approach globally, a shift that has persisted even to the post-pandemic period. Despite identifying online educational advantages in previous studies, the abrupt societal changes brought about by the pandemic have exposed disproportionate…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses
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Gokcen Akyurek; Selen Aydoner; Ezginur Gundogmus; Rumeysa Gunal; Aysenur Demir Ozan – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
This study aimed to examine the relationships between the screen time of children with special needs and of their parents with their home participation, occupational performance, and parent-child relationships according to sex and diagnosis. Parents of 150 children with special needs (age range, 4 to 6 years) such as autism spectrum disorder,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents, Parent Attitudes, Parent Student Relationship
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Sweeney, Trudy-Ann; Georg, Stacey Margaret; Ben, Francis – Australian Educational Computing, 2019
With the ever-increasing numbers of young children accessing the internet, often independently of adult supervision, parents and educators are facing the challenge of how best to provide young children with age-appropriate cyber-safety education. Drawing on data collected via children's illustrations, focus-groups and a parent questionnaire, this…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Use, Young Children, Child Safety
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Mariam Elemam; Ahmed Aboeldahab; Khaled Waleed; Razan Mando; Reem Sadeq; Rashid Sultan; Fatima Hasan; Salma Eldesouki; Rizwan Qaisar – Educational Media International, 2024
The shift to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to numerous complaints from caregivers unaccustomed to new technologies, resulting in technostress, defined as "stress or psychosomatic illness caused by working with computer technology on a daily basis." This study investigates the prevalence and impact of technostress…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary School Students
White, Jeremy – Online Submission, 2022
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a concept that is gaining a following worldwide as a cost-effective means for schools to provide 21st-century skills (Bell, 2010) with limited funding. The current paper shows the results of a survey into the opinions and perceptions of parents of Japanese K1-3 students' use of technology, specifically the…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Private Schools, Kindergarten, Family Environment
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Sonnenschein, Susan; Stites, Michele; Ross, Amanda – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: During COVID-19 many countries, including the U.S., implemented stay-at-home policies that closed most schools and childcare centers. This research focuses on the home learning environment reported by parents for U.S. children ages two through nine during the COVID-19 crisis. Parents in the U.S. (N = 162) completed an online…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Educational Environment, School Closing, Electronic Learning
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2021
The study investigated the effect of using the iPad at home by Saudi young children. Results showed that half of the children in the sample have their own iPad. 50% spend 1-2 hours a day using the iPad; 30% use it on holidays. 74% believe that nowadays use of the iPad has become a necessity. They like to introduce their children to latest…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Young Children
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Orr, Edna – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
The current study's objective was to examine the link between cognitive stimulation at home and children's task persistence. A sample of 60 children and parents with equal numbers selected from low- and high-income families were recruited to gather information about the level of cognitive stimulation in their home by using a checklist-like tool…
Descriptors: Persistence, Family Environment, Family Income, Socioeconomic Status
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