Navigating the digital playground: a child-centred study on the development of digital literacies
Thesis
Author(s) / editor(s):
Denise Mensonides
Year: 2025
Abstract:
This dissertation investigates how children aged 8 to 12 develop digital literacies in ways that are personally meaningful to them. It highlights the role of different social contexts, such as the home, school and afterschool care, in these processes. Through longitudinal participant observations and interviews with children, parents and teachers, it explores how the use of digital media within different social contexts can contribute to the development of digital literacies. A key finding is that there is an essential role for play in these processes. The research shows that play helps children explore and experiment with digital media, both online and offline, and that it provides opportunities to develop tactics and skills that contribute to their development of digital literacies.
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