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ERIC Number: EJ1215920
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1743-9884
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Young People Learning about Health: The Role of Apps and Wearable Devices
Goodyear, Victoria A.; Armour, Kathleen M.; Wood, Hannah
Learning, Media and Technology, v44 n2 p193-210 2019
Young people's engagement with digital health technologies is dominated by risk narratives. Yet, there are very limited understandings, from the perspectives of young people, about the health-related issues and opportunities generated by digital health technologies. This article presents new evidence on the types of health-related apps and devices young people find, select and use, and the reasons for their choices. Data were generated from a participatory mixed method design with 245 young people (age 13-18). The data were analysed using a content-led pedagogical framework. The data illustrate, vividly, young people's agency in digital health contexts and the complexity and fluidity of young people's decision-making. Schools, PE lessons and sport, as well as family members and peers, were powerful influencers on young people's digital health-related knowledge and behaviours. It is argued that better understanding young people's agency in digital health contexts offers important insights into developing effective health-related pedagogies.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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