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Children´s media environment: A study in Mexico City

10th anual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, 2017

Today's media environment is huge, diverse and fragmented with all kinds of players competing for users' attention. How do children relate to it? This research question is guided by the Uses and Gratifications approach that theoretically conceives the child as a psychologically active person who seeks media content to cover some need. Methodologically, the U&G approach implies that users' orientation to their media environment should be explored in their own terms. We depart from the premise that all the media environment technologies could be used for formal and informal learning and digital literacy should be an important part of the school curriculum without distinction of entertainment and formal education. The present paper shows the results of a qualitative study carried out with school children who were asked to write an essay about all the technologies they use. The written narratives were content analyzed and make up the core results of this paper. Findings show an intense connection of children to their media environment, while teachers are prohibiting the use of tablets and mobiles during school hours and almost all technologies are banished from the classroom.

Children´s media environment: A study in Mexico

ICERI proceedings , 2017

Development of media culture of preschoolers and primary school children

Revista Tempos e Espaços em Educação, 2022

In the article theoretical and practical aspects of the formation and development of media culture of preschool and primary school children are highlighted. The authors consider the technologies in the broadest sense (radio, television, satellites, mobile phones, landlines, network equipment and software, etc.), through which the child receives the most diverse information. Positive and negative factors of influence of the media environment on its social formation are singled out. Emphasis is placed on the phenomena of cyberbullying that take place in the information environment, and pedagogical cooperation of teachers, parents and the community to combat virtual child violence. The relevance of the formation of the child’s media culture is emphasized and the connection of this definition with such concepts as: media literacy, media competence, media security, media awareness, media immunity, media socialization, media environment and others is determined. A conceptual model of the ...

Exposure and use of digital media among under-five children

International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2021

Background: The use of digital media, such as television, smart phones, tablets, iPod has become a significant part of children’s lives. Children's exposure to digital media is increasing, as are concerns about the impact that screen time has on children and families. The study evaluates the exposure and use of digital media among under five children.Methods: The study was conducted among mothers of under-five children attending Paediatric outpatient department of a hospital. The sample included 150 mothers of under-five children. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on selected demographic variables. A modified rating scale was used to elicit data regarding the exposure and use of digital media among under-five children.Results: Around half of children were exposed to smartphones between 1-2 years of age. During infancy around forty percent of children were exposed to smart phones. More than half the mothers used mobile devices while doing household chores. A hig...

IMPACT OF DIGITAL MEDIA ON CHILDREN AND THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE FAMILY

Globalisation has shrunk the world as much as the media industry has. The reach of Digital media is much wider than any other form of media. Why is there a sudden surge in the obsession with digital technology? Each one of us is obsessed with a gadget in hand and is exposed to the world in a palm"s length. Is that the family does not have the time for each other or is it an easier way to keep the children occupied. Over the last 10 years digital media has become a part of the common man"s life. It is moved from 10% to above 90% among children below 4 years. Digital Media is a highly polarised issue in our society today, the good and bad of the media needs to visited for a fruitful upbringing of the children of this generation. Though the use of academic apps, skype facility for developing various additional skills are the plus points but the persuasive impact on the children by altering their psychological behaviour is severe. A family is one or more parents living together in a single household as one unit. Parents "indulgence in using mobile phones is indicative of them unable to spend quality time with their children. The social insecurity is immense in the current situation depriving the children of freedom to play, interact with other children of their age, resulting in lack of social skills which includes even bonding within the family. The visible risks of digital media include change in sleep patterns, attention and retention span and most significantly exposure to desirable and undesirable content with loss confidentiality of personal content, calls for a review of our culture and socialisation. Children and teenagers being predominantly passive audience only absorb the information on screen. They neither possess the capacity nor have the exposure to diagnose and dissect the information they receive due to lack of adult supervision. Through my study, I would like to understand that in a fast moving pace, where technology is taking hold of our lives, whether we need to revert to our traditional way of bringing up children, to retain the values to minimise the dependency on the digital media. Parents need to intervene in the process of the content being shared by the media to the children. A gatekeeper is essential for the children analytically rather than being a mere observer. The changing roles of media must receive inputs from active audience and alter the content and approach to the children.

The Effects of Preschoolersí Media Usage Habits on Their Daily Life and Sustainability

Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2019

Todayís children are born into a digital world and are exposed to various electronic devices and digital contents both in the home environment and other environments since the first years of life. Children, who are a natural recipient of the environment in which they live, are exposed to the effects of the digital world at different levels and reflect these effects in different ways. The purpose of the reported study is to investigate if preschoolersí daily media usage habits affects their drawings. This study is planned according to the case study design of qualitative research methods. The study was conducted with 15 preschoolers and their parents. There were nine boys and six girls in the study. The preschoolersí drawings and their parentsí interview data were analyzed by using the descriptive analyzing method. The study result shows that there are differences between boys and girls media usage habits. Boys spend more time with media tools than girls. Additionally, boys are exposed to more inappropriate content because of their preferences. The analysis of their drawings revealed that boys are more affected than girls from media contents since boysí drawings include more characters from media than girls. It can thus be suggested that media tools might be harmful when they are used in a developmentally inappropriate way, and excessive media tool usage has negative impact on children. Therefore, the reported study recommends that parents and caregivers take some precautions to limit preschoolers from spending time with media tools and to control content of childrenís activity.

Special Article Electronic Media and Child Behaviour

2011

In today’s society, electronic media are thoroughly integrated into the fabric of life, with television, movies, videos, music, video games, and computers, central to both work and play. While these media outlets can provide education and entertainment to children, many researches are concerned with the negative impact electronic media is having on children. Media is used as a third parent or servant. Lot of aspects are important related to media exposure and child behavior. Media exposure affects the neurodevelopment, nutrition and health and academic achievements of the child. Parent education plays an important role in the behavior modification of the children.

CONTEMPORARY CHILDREN AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA

Electronic media, particularly television, have long been criticized for their potential impact on children. One area for concern is how early media exposure influences cognitive development and academic achievement. The article summa¬rizes the relevant research and provides suggestions for maximizing the positive effects of media and minimizing the negative effects. One focus of this article is the seemingly unique effect of television on children after age two. Although research clearly demonstrates that well-designed, age-appropriate, educational televi-sion can be beneficial to children of preschool age, studies on infants and toddlers suggest that these young children may better understand and learn from real-life experiences than they do from video. Moreover, some research suggests that exposure to television during the first few years of life may be associated with poorer cognitive development.

Studying the Media Education Practices of Young Children at Home

Media Literacy and Media Education Research Methods: A Handbook, 2024

This chapter presents the methodological lessons learned from an international, qualitative study, which explored the experiences with digital technologies of children under eight years of age and their families. The challenge was to investigate the digital engagement of young children in the home context cross-nationally, within a qualitative perspective and with the intention of extracting policy-relevant implications. Researchers collected qualitative data on young children’s perceptions and behaviors related to the use of digital technologies through interviews with 234 families in 21 countries between 2014 and 2017. The chapter discusses four methodological dimensions of the study: (1) The initial methodological choices and their theoretical framework; (2) Country-specific and universal challenges that researchers came across in the data collection process and the solutions and strategies that they developed to address them; (3) Challenges brought about by the data analysis, focusing on the demands imposed by the cross-national dimension, including the quality control and management of large and multi-language datasets; (4) Ethical issues and dilemmas. These themes are examined from a research perspective that considers children as active participants and understands research as a reflexive process between researchers and participants.

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