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<p>How do parents and carers approach the task of bringing up their children in the digital age? What is their vision of their children’s future and that of the wider society? Most importantly, how are parental expectations, and expectations of parents, designed into learning opportunities for children, if at all? In this article, our focus is on how children gain media literacy in a range of non-formal sites including after school clubs, digital media learning courses, makerspaces and, of course, the home.</p></abstract>

How do parents and carers approach the task of bringing up their children in the digital age? What is their vision of their children’s future and that of the wider society? Most importantly, how are parental expectations, and expectations of parents, designed into learning opportunities for children, if at all? In this article, our focus is on how children gain media literacy in a range of non-formal sites including after school clubs, digital media learning courses, makerspaces and, of course, the home.

Parents’ Role in Supporting, Brokering or Impeding Their Children’s Connected Learning and Media Literacy

Cultural Science Journal

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How do parents and carers approach the task of bringing up their children in the digital age? What is their vision of their children’s future and that of the...

Parents’ Role in Supporting, Brokering or Impeding Their Children’s Connected Learning and Media Literacy

Article Category: Research

Published Online: Dec 10, 2019

Page range: 68 - 77

Received: Nov 12, 2019

Accepted: Nov 12, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/csci.124

Keywords
Digital Parenting, Parental Mediation, Connected Learning, Media Literacy, Everyday Life, Digital Media Learning, Future Imaginaries, Makerspaces

© 2019 Sonia Livingstone, Alicia Blum-Ross, published by De Gruyter

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Parents’ Role in Supporting, Brokering or Impeding Their Children’s Connected Learning and Media Literacy

Article Category: Research

Published Online: Dec 10, 2019

Page range: 68 - 77

Received: Nov 12, 2019

Accepted: Nov 12, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/csci.124

KeywordsDigital Parenting, Parental Mediation, Connected Learning, Media Literacy, Everyday Life, Digital Media Learning, Future Imaginaries, Makerspaces

© 2019 Sonia Livingstone, Alicia Blum-Ross, published by De Gruyter

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Digital Parenting, Parental Mediation, Connected Learning, Media Literacy, Everyday Life, Digital Media Learning, Future Imaginaries, Makerspaces