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Social Hazards or Helpers?: The Role of Mobile Media in Early Childhood Social Development

Social Hazards or Helpers?: The Role of Mobile Media in Early Childhood Social Development

Courtney K. Blackwell
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781668453605|ISBN10: 1668453606|EISBN13: 9781668453612
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5360-5.ch029
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Blackwell, Courtney K. "Social Hazards or Helpers?: The Role of Mobile Media in Early Childhood Social Development." Research Anthology on Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 552-572. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5360-5.ch029

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Blackwell, C. K. (2022). Social Hazards or Helpers?: The Role of Mobile Media in Early Childhood Social Development. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine (pp. 552-572). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5360-5.ch029

Chicago

Blackwell, Courtney K. "Social Hazards or Helpers?: The Role of Mobile Media in Early Childhood Social Development." In Research Anthology on Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 552-572. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5360-5.ch029

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Abstract

This chapter reviews current theoretical and empirical work on associations between young children's mobile media use in early childhood education settings and their social development, including social relationships and foundational social skills such as communication, collaboration, and positive social interactions and engagement. Touchscreen tablets are highlighted given their increased presence in early childhood education as well as their unique affordances specifically for young children. Particular attention is paid to factors influencing whether, what, and how educators integrate tablets into their classroom environments; facilitators and barriers to integration; how such integration may enable or interfere with social skills and relationships; and implications for practice and policy.

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