Parents’ Role in Supporting, Brokering or Impeding Their Children’s Connected Learning and Media Literacy

How do parents and carers approach the task of bringing up their children in the digital age? What is their vision of their children’s future and that of the wider society? Most importantly, how are parental expectations, and expectations of parents, designed into learning opportunities for children...

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Main Authors: Livingstone Sonia, Blum-Ross Alicia
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-12-01
Series:Cultural Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5334/csci.124
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Parents’ Role in Supporting, Brokering or Impeding Their Children’s Connected Learning and Media Literacy
Cultural Science
digital parenting
parental mediation
connected learning
media literacy
everyday life
digital media learning
future imaginaries
makerspaces
title Parents’ Role in Supporting, Brokering or Impeding Their Children’s Connected Learning and Media Literacy
title_full Parents’ Role in Supporting, Brokering or Impeding Their Children’s Connected Learning and Media Literacy
title_fullStr Parents’ Role in Supporting, Brokering or Impeding Their Children’s Connected Learning and Media Literacy
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title_short Parents’ Role in Supporting, Brokering or Impeding Their Children’s Connected Learning and Media Literacy
title_sort parents role in supporting brokering or impeding their children s connected learning and media literacy
topic digital parenting
parental mediation
connected learning
media literacy
everyday life
digital media learning
future imaginaries
makerspaces
url https://doi.org/10.5334/csci.124
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