Showing papers in "Journal of Children and Media in 2021"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors have expressed concerns about the lack of evidence demonstrating that children's "educational" applications (apps) have educational value and proposed a study aimed to operationalize Hirsh-Pasek, Zo...
Abstract: Experts have expressed concerns about the lack of evidence demonstrating that children’s “educational” applications (apps) have educational value. This study aimed to operationalize Hirsh-Pasek, Zo...
48 citations
TL;DR: The role of social media literacy has been extensively discussed in the literature, but few theories exist explaining the role of such media literacy processes as mentioned in this paper, although they are used daily by a substantial number of people.
Abstract: Although current literature has extensively discussed media literacy processes, few theories exist explaining the role of social media literacy. Social media are used daily by a substantial number ...
39 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address the increased merging of adolescents' online and social practices and provide a broad and developmental conceptualization, operationalization, and empirical investigati cation.
Abstract: The present study addresses the increased merging of adolescents’ online and social practices and provides a broad and developmental conceptualization, operationalization, and empirical investigati...
32 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors point out that heavy usage of smartphone use by parents while they are accompanied by their children in public places leads to parental technoference, which raises concer...
Abstract: Recent studies point to the heavy rate of smartphone use by parents while they are accompanied by their children in public places This, in turn, leads to parental technoference, which raises concer...
26 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a model for centers of excellence in the field of education, which is based on the idea of the center of excellence of centers of knowledge and knowledge.
Abstract: ANID/PIA/Basal Funds for Centers of Excellence: FB0003
ANID -National Research and Development Agency under Grant FONDECYT: 11150341
Ministry of Education
UNESCO
20 citations
TL;DR: This study adds a novel contribution to the research on children's apps by developing tools to be used across a wide range of audiences, providing the first description of the quantity of app design features during app use and evaluating the educational potential of free and paid apps.
Abstract: Selecting high quality apps can be challenging for caregivers and educators. We here develop tools evaluating educational potential of apps for preschool children. In Study 1, we developed two complementary evaluation tools tailored to different audiences. We grounded them in developmental theory and linked them to research on children’s experience with digital media. In Study 2 we applied these tools to a wide sample of apps in order to illustrate their use and to address the role of cost in quality of educational apps. There are concerns that a social disadvantage may lead to a digital disadvantage, an “app gap”. We thus applied our tools to the most popular free (N=19) and paid (N=24) apps targeting preschoolers. We found that the “app gap” associated with cost is only related to some aesthetic features of apps rather than any observable educational advantage proffered by paid apps. Our study adds a novel contribution to the research on children’s apps by developing tools to be used across a wide range of audiences, providing the first description of the quantity of app design features during app use and evaluating the educational potential of free and paid apps.
20 citations
TL;DR: Character portrayals are important to consider when investigating the effects of educational television on young viewers as discussed by the authors, and when it comes to academic interests and career aspirations, children take a c...
Abstract: Character portrayals are important to consider when investigating the effects of educational television on young viewers. When it comes to academic interests and career aspirations, children take c...
19 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the role of digital technologies in image-based sexual abuse (IBSA), which refers to the nonconsensual production, dissemination or threat of disseminating private sexual images with the use of digital technology.
Abstract: Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) refers to the nonconsensual production, dissemination or threat of disseminating private sexual images with the use of digital technologies. This study explores adol...
16 citations
TL;DR: This article studied how parents and teachers view the use of technology in the context of summer learning loss in both the United States and Canada, and found that the majority of the parents view technology as a tool for improving their children's learning.
Abstract: Though summer learning loss has been widely documented across both the United States and Canada, there is little knowledge on how parents and teachers view the use of technology in the context of s...
15 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that contemporary digital media complicate the task of monitoring children's activities to ensure their safety, and they propose a framework for good parenting in the digital age.
Abstract: Discursively constructed norms about “good” parenting have long tasked parents with monitoring their children’s activities to ensure their safety. Yet contemporary digital media complicate the task...
13 citations
TL;DR: Mobile devices are now ubiquitous across communities of all income levels, with very young children spending a great deal of time on smartphones and tablets even before they begin formal schooling as discussed by the authors, and this trend has been observed in many families.
Abstract: Mobile devices are now ubiquitous across communities of all income levels, with very young children spending a great deal of time on smartphones and tablets even before they begin formal schooling....
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss bullying and cyberbullying victimisation are serious problems worldwide, especially among children and adolescents, and there is much research on risk factors, the evidence about victim typolo...
Abstract: Bullying and cyberbullying victimisation are serious problems worldwide, especially among children and adolescents. However, there is much research on risk factors, the evidence about victim typolo...
TL;DR: This article showed that idealized beauty presented in mass media can have a detrimental effect on body satisfaction, and these idealized images often stem from digital alterations, and that these altered images often lead to body dissatisfaction.
Abstract: Research has shown that idealized beauty presented in mass media can have a detrimental effect on body satisfaction, and these idealized images often stem from digital alterations. Consequently, co...
TL;DR: In the wake of an intensifying hostile environment towards migrants and refugees in the US and Europe, children's picture books play an important role in shaping children's understanding of migra as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: In the wake of an intensifying hostile environment towards migrants and refugees in the US and Europe, children’s picture books play an important role in shaping children’s understanding of migra
TL;DR: For example, this paper found that increasing screen time in childhood has raised concerns about potential effects on academic achievement, with speculation that this was due in part to an overall decrease in sleep.
Abstract: Increasing screen time in childhood has raised concerns about potential effects on academic achievement, with speculation that this is due in part to an overall decrease in sleep. However, research...
TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered the daily lives of families across the globe, forcing many to remain physically distanced and quarantine together at home as government-ordered shut-down as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered the daily lives of families across the globe, forcing many to remain physically distanced and quarantine together at home as government-ordered shutdow...
TL;DR: In the middle of the spring 2020 lockdown here in the United States, our kids asked to watch the animated film "Finding Nemo" during a break from remote online learning as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: In the middle of the spring 2020 lockdown here in the United States, our kids asked to watch the animated film “Finding Nemo” during a break from remote online learning. This is potentially a commo...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined cross-sectional associations between stress and parents' parenting practices to manage their children's screen-time and found that stress may influence the parenting practices employed by parents.
Abstract: Stress may influence the parenting practices employed by parents to manage their children’s screen-time. The objective of this study was to examine cross-sectional associations between family stres...
TL;DR: This article explored the production and circulation of specific and ambiguous Latinidad by focusing on the Disney Channel television series Stuck in the Middle (2016-2018) and found that Latinidad plays an important role in the show's success.
Abstract: This article explores Disney’s production and circulation of specific and ambiguous Latinidad by focusing on the Disney Channel television series Stuck in the Middle (2016–2018). Bringing together ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the prevalence and prevalence of feedback in preschool children's learning and how it is provided through the edutainment market for preschoolers, and found that feedback is an essential component of children’s learning.
Abstract: Feedback is an essential component of children’s learning; yet, how it is provided through the edutainment market for preschoolers is largely understudied. This study examined the prevalence and pa...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the absence of teenagers' perceptions and experiences as a limitation in contemporary debates on media literacy and propose a study to shed light on how teenagers give meaning to media literacy, how they perceive the contemporary discourse on the importance of media literacy for teens, and in which way they encounter concrete media literacy initiatives at school.
Abstract: Often coined as digital natives, contemporary teens are ascribed
a paradoxical status of skilled but vulnerable media users.
Therefore, media literacy initiatives often target young audiences
in order to mitigate detrimental media effects as well as to facilitate
emancipatory media engagements. The literature on media literacy
draws from diverse disciplines (e.g. educational sciences, media
studies) and examines a wide range of thematic areas (e.g. privacy,
news, citizenship). However, the voices of those who are the target
population of media literacy policy and research are seldom heard.
We identify the absence of teenagers’ perceptions and experiences
as a limitation in contemporary debates on media literacy.
Therefore, this study aims to shed light on how teenagers give
meaning to media literacy, how they perceive the contemporary
discourse on the importance of media literacy for teens, and in
which way they encounter concrete media literacy initiatives at
school. Based on in-depth interviews with 31 high-school students
between 16 and 18 year old, we found how teenagers primarily
have a risk discourse in mind when talking about media literacy.
Contextualizing these perceptions, it became clear that both the
public discourse and media literacy initiatives largely draw from
protectionist approaches.
TL;DR: This paper showed that empathy could serve as a mediator in the relation between media violence exposure and social behavior (i.e., aggressive and prosocial behavior) in the context of violence exposure.
Abstract: Previous research suggests that empathy could serve as a mediator in the relation between media violence exposure and social behavior (i.e., aggressive and prosocial behavior). However, conceptuali...
TL;DR: The authors explored the relation between exposure to kid-fluencers and the purchase of a digital toy and found that exposure to them can affect the purchasing power of young adolescents in terms of the toy purchase.
Abstract: Kidfluencers comprise a relatively new form of advertising to which young adolescents are exposed. Therefore, this study explored the relation between exposure to kidfluencers and the purchase of p...
TL;DR: This article found that exposure to narrative media content emphasizing the importance of moral intuitions can increase the extent to which children value those intuitions, especially the ca...,..,.
Abstract: Evidence suggests that exposure to narrative media content emphasizing the importance of moral intuitions can increase the extent to which children value those intuitions. This is especially the ca...
TL;DR: In this paper, a deaf 18-month-old son was shown a video that teaches sign language and he liked it and watched it with his mother and his deaf father. Experts recommend no screen time for children under 2.
Abstract: My son is 18 months old. Experts recommend no screen time for children under 2. However, he is partially deaf and enjoys watching videos. I regularly show him one that teaches sign language and he ...
TL;DR: Findings showed that the vast majority of these children had started using screens before the age of 2 years, and Saudi toddlers’ overall screen time was about 3 hours a day which exceeds screen time recommendations by the World Health Organization.
Abstract: The past few years have witnessed a rapid increase in children’s use of screen media. Despite the widespread use of technology in Saudi Arabia, research on screen media use among young children is ...
TL;DR: In this paper, against the backdrop of fear and uncertainty during the pandemic, the unprecedented shift to online learning has proven difficult for students and educators alike, and a recent survey found the majorit...
Abstract: Against the backdrop of fear and uncertainty during the pandemic, the unprecedented shift to online learning has proven difficult for students and educators alike. A recent survey found the majorit...
TL;DR: In part it was because of my general distaste for weapons (a common anxiety apparently (Riddle & Di, 2020)), but largely because I wanted to keep playing Super Mar...
Abstract: I said no to Fortnite for months. In part it was because of my general distaste for weapons (a common anxiety apparently (Riddle & Di, 2020)), but largely because I wanted to keep playing Super Mar...
TL;DR: The authors analyzes inequalities in using information and communication technologies (ICTs) for educational activities outside school by social origin, immigrant background, and gender, and examines the impact of ICT on educational activities.
Abstract: This paper analyzes inequalities in using information and communication technologies (ICTs) for educational activities outside school by social origin, immigrant background, and gender. It examines...
TL;DR: Screen media guidelines for children set by medical organizations play a significant role in public discourse regarding media and parenting and how guidance about children’s media use is delivered to parents by pediatric clinical professionals and its utility from the perspective of diverse families is studied.
Abstract: Screen media guidelines for children set by medical organizations (e.g., the American Academy of Pediatrics) play a significant role in public discourse regarding media and parenting. Physician med...