Young Children in Digital Society Now and into the Future

• Main Authors: Edwards, Susan, Straker, Leon
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 2025; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Children; Children-Australia-Social conditions-Case studies; citizenship; Computers & Technology; digital media; digital society; Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten); Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC); Education; Elementary; health and wellbeing; Information society; Information society-Australia-Case studies; Leon Straker; philosophy of technology; play and pedagogy; practices; Pre-school and kindergarten; Primary and middle schools; relationships; Schools and pre-schools; Society and Social Sciences; Susan Edwards; Teaching of a specific subject; technologies; Technology and children; Technology and children-Australia-Case studies; young children; Susan Edwards; philosophy of technology; health and wellbeing; citizenship; Leon Straker; play and pedagogy; practices; technologies; Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC); relationships; digital media; digital society; young children
• ISBN: 1032608900; 9781032608907; 9781032608891; 1032608897; 9781040360569; 1040360564; 9781003460930; 1003460933; 9781040360538; 104036053X
• DOI: 10.4324/9781003460930

Moving the conversation about young children and digital technologies beyond "good" or "bad", Susan Edwards and Leon Straker present an innovative perspective to educators, researchers, and communities on how to support young children to learn and thrive safely in a digital society. This book marks a turning point in research concerning young children and technologies. Instead of focussing on the impacts of technology on children in ways that generate conflicting information, advice, and opinions, this book centres on understanding how children live, learn, and play in digital society, and how the adults in their lives can actively create opportunities that support them to participate safely so that they can thrive. Based on a groundbreaking research project in partnership with industry, this text showcases the development of well-designed end-user content and materials, such as videos, infographics, and books, that best support young children and their adults living, learning, and playing in digital society. It includes practical examples for early childhood educators and broader communities, such as ways to promote physical activity with digital technologies, support children with online safety, facilitate peer relationships using technologies, and engage in digital play for learning. For a closer look into the additional resources and support available, visit https://youngchildrendigitalsociety.com.au/. A refreshing perspective on young children and digital technology, this book is set to become a foundational text for early childhood educators, policy makers, and communities.