Young children’s access and use of computers in family child care and child care centers

Forty eight family child care providers and 37 center-based providers completed surveys about the availability and use of computers for children in their care. In addition, the providers were asked about their attitudes towards technology and their own computer skills. The impact of setting type on...

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Published in:Computers in human behavior 2009, Vol.25 (1), p.183-190
Main Authors: Weinberger, Nanci, Anderson, Traci, Schumacher, Phyllis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child care
Child care providers
Child development
Children
Computers
Developmental psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Miscellaneous
Newborn. Infant
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
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Summary:Forty eight family child care providers and 37 center-based providers completed surveys about the availability and use of computers for children in their care. In addition, the providers were asked about their attitudes towards technology and their own computer skills. The impact of setting type on computer placement and rules about their use did not differ very much by setting type. Several factors were associated with the amount of time children were reported to use the computers. Overall, it appears that child care providers had developmentally sensitive guidelines for fostering computer use in both child care settings.
ISSN:0747-5632
1873-7692
DOI:10.1016/j.chb.2008.08.003