1st Edition
Understanding the Media in Young Children’s Lives An Introduction to the Key Debates
172 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
172 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
172 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores the impact of digital media on young children’s lives and the role that the media and news industries play in the social construction of childhood. It highlights the pressing issues relating to young children’s media use drawing on key research and examines the impact of digital media on their learning, development and socialization.
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1. Introduction Part 1: What are positive and negative impacts of children's media use? 2. Children's media lives 3. Children's media as education, not entertainment 4. Viewing violence: just a moral panic? 5. Media and children's health Part 2: How does the media construct childhood? 6. Children as consumers: the impact of advertising 7. Innocent, invisible or feral: constructions of children in the media 8. Helpful theoretical lenses: how theory can help us understand children's engagement with the media Part 3: How can we minimise the risks of children's media use? 9. Born digital: promoting young children's media literacy 10. Children and new digital media: the risks and the benefits 11. Understanding how research on children's media lives is conducted Part 4: Conclusion 12. Bringing it all together
Biography
Polly Bolshaw is a Senior Lecturer in Early Years at Canterbury Christ Church University. Previously she worked as an Early Years Professional in a Sure Start Children’s Centre. Research interests include the impact of the media on children’s lives and research methods for undergraduate students.
Jo Josephidou is Programme Lead for Early Childhood at The Open University. Previously she has worked as a Early Years school teacher. Research interests include appropriate pedagogies for young children, babies’ and toddlers’ engagement with nature and issues around gender in ECEC.
