Marsh, J., Lahmar, J., Plowman, L. et al. (3 more authors) (2021) Under threes' play with tablets. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 19 (3). pp. 283-297. ISSN 1476-718X
Abstract
This paper outlines the findings from a study that examined the tablet and app use of children aged from birth to three. The aim of the study was to examine how far use of tablets and apps promoted play and creativity. A total of 954 UK parents of children aged from birth to three who had access to a tablet in the home completed an online survey that explored the children’s use of apps. Ethnographic case studies of four children aged from birth to three were undertaken in homes in order to explore in greater depth issues that emerged in the survey. The paper reports on the way in which the use of tablets promoted play and creativity across cognitive, physical social and cultural domains. The implications for policy and research are outlined.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2020. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
Keywords: | creativity; early childhood; play; tablet use; technology |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Education (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Economic and Social Research Council ES/M006409/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Aug 2020 07:54 |
Last Modified: | 01 Feb 2022 14:07 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1476718X20966688 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:164506 |