{"title":"Donell Holloway","description":"\u003cp\u003eDonell Holloway offers insightful works that delve into the evolving landscape of early childhood education. With a clear focus on how digital media influences young learners, these books explore the intersection of technology and development in formative years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful analysis and practical perspectives within the \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e category, making Holloway's writings a valuable resource for educators, parents, and anyone interested in modern approaches to early learning.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"digital-media-use-in-early-childhood-by-brian-oneill-9781350120273","title":"Digital Media Use in Early Childhood","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe easy interface of touchscreen technologies like tablets and smartphones has enabled children to access the digital world from a very young age. But while some commentators are enthusiastic about how this can open a new world for fun, learning, and developing digital skills, others see the dangers of yet more screens, inauthentic play, and time spent isolated with electronic babysitters that detract from interaction with parents and learning social skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaking five as the age when children transition into formal education, \u003cem\u003eDigital Media Use in Early Childhood\u003c\/em\u003e draws on a three-year research project examining the realities of under six-year-olds’ experiences of these technologies in the UK and Australia. With a theoretical context including Vygotsky, Bruner, Bronfenbrenner and Flewitt, the book examines how parents of young children evaluate the opportunities and risks of children’s digital media use in the context of other significant influences such as children’s time with grandparents, early childhood care and education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on in-depth interviews with 22 families, and rich ethnographic data from observation and exchanges with their 29 children, aged four months to five years, the book reveals how digital technologies complement and challenge important aspects of daily life for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470426456300,"sku":"9781350120273","price":231.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350120273-digital-media-use-in-early-childhood.jpg?v=1775219173"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/donell-holloway.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}