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https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP140100328
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Conceptualising digital play: The role of tablet technologies in the development of imaginative play of young children. Interacting with digital technologies is no longer restricted to the desktop. Portable devices have become more affordable and accessible resulting in their increased use by young children. How to optimise the influence of interactions with the devices in ways that they enrich rather than hinder child development becomes critical. The aim of this study is to investigate the inter-relationship between the technologies and imaginative play - the renowned developmental force in the early years. By utilising theoretically based criteria, and considering the perspectives of children and their families, this study will develop principles for developmentally sound use of tablet technologies in children's digital play.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 03-2014
End Date: 12-2017
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $126,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Early Childhood Education (excl. Māori) | Educational Technology and Computing | Education Systems |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Teaching and Instruction Technologies | Learner and Learning Processes
