Young Children, Videos and Computer Games

by Sanger, Jack; Wilson, Jane; Davies, Bryn; Whittaker, Roger

• ISBN13: 9780750707015
• ISBN10: 0750707011
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-08-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book is based on two years' in-depth research, funded by the British Film Institute and the British Library, on a hundred children with entertainment screen technology in their homes, following them home to school and examining the difference in culture in two environments. The question asked is:are children developing the necessary ICT and other skills required from the maturing learner as we approach the twenty-first century? Issues such as gender, parenting, violence, censorship and the educational consequences of their screen-based experiences are at the forefront of the book's coverage.

Author Biography

Jack Sanger is Professor and Head of the Research Centre, City College Norwich, a partner of East Anglia Polytechnic.

Table of Contents

The land of H; the digital curriculum; home improvements; keeping IT in the family; who is being framed?; vexed whys and videotape; his and hers; the enchanted world; to boldly go.