Young Children Playing and Learning in a Digital Age: a Cultural and Critical Perspective (Towards an Ethical Praxis in Early Childhood) - 9781138654686

Young Children Playing and Learning in a Digital Ageexplores the emergence of the digital age and young children's experiences with digital technologies at home and in educational environments. Drawing on theory and research-based evidence, this book makes an important contribution to understanding the contemporary experiences of young children in the digital age. It argues that a cultural and critically informed perspective allows educators, policy-makers and parents to make sense of children's digital experiences as they play and learn, enabling informed decision-making about future early years curriculum and practices at home and in early learning and care settings. An essential read for researchers, students, policy-makers and professionals working with children today, this book draws attention to the evolution of digital developments and the relationship between contemporary technologies, play and learning in the early years.

• | Author: Christine Stephen, Susan Edwards
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Dec 04, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 174 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 113865468X
• | ISBN-13: 9781138654686