Rationale, Design and Methods Protocol for Participatory Design of an Online Tool to Support Industry Service Provision Regarding Digital Technology Use ‘with, by and for’ Young Children

Susan Edwards, Andrea Nolan, Michael Henderson, Susan Grieshaber, Kate Highfield, Andi Salamon, Helen Skouteris and Leon Straker
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Susan Edwards: Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne 3065, Australia
Andrea Nolan: School of Education, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University, Geelong 3217, Australia
Michael Henderson: Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne 3800, Australia
Susan Grieshaber: School of Education, La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Australia
Kate Highfield: Early Childhood Australia, Canberra 2600, Australia
Andi Salamon: School of Teacher Education, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst 2795, Australia
Helen Skouteris: Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne 3800, Australia
Leon Straker: School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 23, 1-12

Abstract: Adults who educate and care for young children are exposed to mixed-messages about what is in the best interests of young children in digital society. Such mixed-messaging makes adult decision-making about technology use in the best interests of young children hard to achieve. This project addresses this problem by working with leading organisations providing services related to quality digital media production, online-safety education, digital play and digital parenting. Using a Participatory Design approach, families, educators, industry partners and researchers will conduct mixed-methods investigations concerning: Relationships; Health and Well-being; Citizenship; and Play and Pedagogy to identify practices concerning technology use ‘with, by and for’ young children. Iterative design cycles will develop an Online Tool to support organisations providing services to young children and the adults responsible for their education and care. As society becomes more digital families and educators need new knowledge about what people do in digital society to inform their decision-making. This project will support organisations to use an empirically informed approach to service provision regarding using technologies in the best interests of young children.

Keywords: young children; technology; digital practices; relationships; health and wellbeing; digital citizenship; digital play; service provision (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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