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Orig. title: Digital and Multimodal Practices of Young Children from Romania (2015–2016)

Engl. transl.: Digital and Multimodal Practices of Young Children from Romania (2015–2016)

Study details

Year: 2016
Scope: Local
Countries: Romania
Methodology: Empirical research – Qualitative
Methods of data collection: Interview; Other
Other Methodology: children's drawing, visual research
Researched Groups: Children; Parents; Teachers / Educators
Children Ages: Preschool (0-5 Years old); Kids (6-10 Years old)
Funder: the Institute of Research Programmes of Sapientia Foundation
Funder Types: University
Informed Consent: Consent not mentioned
Ethics: Ethical considerations and/or protocol mentioned in the research design
Data Set Availability: Not mentioned

Goals

"""During the period of December 2015–May 2016, we conducted an exploratory research among 4–6-year-old Romanian children about their multimodal practices and digital literacy (...) We addressed the following research questions: the role of digital technology in young children’s everyday life; the use of digital technology among young children’s media practices; young children’s access to and use of digital devices; young children’s emotional attitude towards digital technology; young children’s preferred digital devices (smartphone, tablet, console, or computer) and adopted multimodal activities (games, applications); young children’s level of digital literacy; adults’ attitudes toward the relationship between young children and digital technology"" (Tokes, 2016, p. 62)"

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