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Online Responses towards Use of Hand-held Devices for Children under 12 Years Old

Geng, Gretchen and Disney, Leigh (2015). Online Responses towards Use of Hand-held Devices for Children under 12 Years Old. In: 23rd International Conference on Computers in Education ICCE 2015, Hangzhou China, 30 November - 4 December 2015.

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IRMA ID 84550754xPUB81
Author Geng, Gretchen
Disney, Leigh
Title Online Responses towards Use of Hand-held Devices for Children under 12 Years Old
Conference Name 23rd International Conference on Computers in Education ICCE 2015
Conference Location Hangzhou China
Conference Dates 30 November - 4 December 2015
Conference Publication Title Workshop Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Computers in Education ICCE 2015
Place of Publication Japan
Publisher ICCE 2014 Organizing Committee - ICT Unit, Center for Graduate Education Initiative, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Publication Year 2015
ISBN 978-4-9908014-7-2   (check CDU catalogue open catalogue search in new window)
Start Page 442
End Page 447
Total Pages 6
HERDC Category E1 - Conference Publication (DIISR)
Abstract This paper reviewed relevant literature of using hand-held devices in children and used responses from an online discussion forum to investigate people’s opinions towards the use of mobile hand-held devices for children under 12 years old. Critical discourse analysis (CDA) was used as analysis methods in three-dimension framework via micro, meso and macro multi-level interpretations. Although all the 125 online responses emphasised that children should not overuse technologies, and children should be exposed to technologies as well as no technology time, they were divided into anti-technology responses and technology-favourite
responses. The argument concerns around child development were discussed among the 125 online responses. Educators and parents, who are interested in the areas of whether or not young children should be exposed to and use hand-held devices, will find this paper interesting and useful.
Keyword Mobile hand-held devices
Online responses
Young children
Child development
Parent's involvement
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