{"title":"Dr Leslie Haddon","description":"\u003cp\u003eDr Leslie Haddon’s works explore the intersection of technology and education, with a nuanced focus on digital media use in childhood development. Readers can expect insightful analysis on how early engagement with digital tools shapes learning and social interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrounded in research and practical understanding, these books offer valuable perspectives for educators, parents, and anyone interested in the evolving role of digital media in early education and child development.\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\/dr-leslie-haddon.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}