PUBLISHED
November 12, 2020
Singaporean Parents’ Views of Their Young Children’s Access and Use of Technological Devices
Authors:
Mandy Goh, Marjory Ebbeck, Shirley Soh, Suraya Saidon
Source:
Asia-Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education; Jan2014, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p79-89.
Type:
Journal Article
Subjects:
Early Childhood Leadership
Readiness of Early Childhood Professionals
Keywords:
Children
Parents
Singapore
Touch screens
Abstract:
This is part of a larger project which seeks to explore the emerging roles and uses of technological devices by parents/caregivers and their children in Singapore, particularly infants and toddlers. With Singapore having one of the highest usage rates of smartphone and touchscreen devices in the world and with little research data on the topic of ICT and child development here, this research study hopes to raise parents’/caregivers’ awareness of access to technological devices and increase the understanding of young children’s development in the twenty-first century. A quantitative methodological approach was referenced on and utilised for this study.
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