Exploring Parents’ Technology Attitudes and Practices in the Context of School-Issued One-to-One Devices in Kindergarten
School districts are quickly adopting one-to-one mobile device programs for children as early as kindergarten, but evidence of successful device integration is mixed. One important area to consider is the home-school connection, i.e., the role of parents and the home environment in supporting or hin...
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| description | School districts are quickly adopting one-to-one mobile device programs for children as early as kindergarten, but evidence of successful device integration is mixed. One important area to consider is the home-school connection, i.e., the role of parents and the home environment in supporting or hindering children’s school-based technology use. Previous research has looked extensively at teacher-related barriers and facilitators of classroom technology use, as well as parent-related barriers and facilitators of home technology use. However, the home and school spheres are highly interconnected, especially for young children. Therefore, this survey-based case study explored the relationships between children’s at-home technology use, their parents’ attitudes towards technology, and their in-school tablet use utilizing a sample of 258 parents of kindergartners in a racially and socioeconomically diverse district that had recently adopted a one-to-one tablet program. Results highlight the ubiquity of kindergartners’ home device use and parents’ general optimism towards both home- and school-based digital devices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f6de8ad22c84688a029045a1c61bda42023-11-18T11:09:43ZengMDPI AGJournalism and Media2673-51722023-04-014254756310.3390/journalmedia4020034Exploring Parents’ Technology Attitudes and Practices in the Context of School-Issued One-to-One Devices in KindergartenFashina Aladé0Tracy H. Donohue1Advertising and Public Relations, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAHuman Development and Family Studies, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USASchool districts are quickly adopting one-to-one mobile device programs for children as early as kindergarten, but evidence of successful device integration is mixed. One important area to consider is the home-school connection, i.e., the role of parents and the home environment in supporting or hindering children’s school-based technology use. Previous research has looked extensively at teacher-related barriers and facilitators of classroom technology use, as well as parent-related barriers and facilitators of home technology use. However, the home and school spheres are highly interconnected, especially for young children. Therefore, this survey-based case study explored the relationships between children’s at-home technology use, their parents’ attitudes towards technology, and their in-school tablet use utilizing a sample of 258 parents of kindergartners in a racially and socioeconomically diverse district that had recently adopted a one-to-one tablet program. Results highlight the ubiquity of kindergartners’ home device use and parents’ general optimism towards both home- and school-based digital devices.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/4/2/34parent attitudesparental mediationco-usehome-school connectionone-to-one devicesearly years education |
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| title | Exploring Parents’ Technology Attitudes and Practices in the Context of School-Issued One-to-One Devices in Kindergarten |
| title_full | Exploring Parents’ Technology Attitudes and Practices in the Context of School-Issued One-to-One Devices in Kindergarten |
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| title_short | Exploring Parents’ Technology Attitudes and Practices in the Context of School-Issued One-to-One Devices in Kindergarten |
| title_sort | exploring parents technology attitudes and practices in the context of school issued one to one devices in kindergarten |
| topic | parent attitudes parental mediation co-use home-school connection one-to-one devices early years education |
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