| Young Children, Videos and Computer Games: Issues for Teachers and Parents Contributor(s): Sanger, Jack (Author), Wilson, Jane (Author), Davies, Bryn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0750707011 ISBN-13: 9780750707015 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1997 Annotation: This book is based on two years' in-depth research, funded by the British Film Institute and the British Library, on a hundred children with entertainment screen technology in their homes, following them home to school and examining the difference in culture in two environments. The question asked is: are children developing the necessary ICT and other skills required from the maturing learner as we approach the twenty-first century? Issues such as gender, parenting, violence, censorship and the educational consequences of their screen-based experiences are at the forefront of the book's coverage. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology |
| Dewey: 306.487 |
| LCCN: 97197780 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Debate ranges over the effects of the growing utilization by the young of interactive screen-based technologies and the effects of these on vulnerable young chldren. This text is based on two years' research on 100 children, with entertainment screen technology in their homes, following them from home to school and examining the difference in culture in the two environments. The question is asked whether children are developing the necessary IT and other skills required from the maturing learner as we approach the 21st century. Issues such as gender, parenting, violence, censorship and the educational consequences of their screen-based experiences are at the forefront of the text's coverage. |
