ERIC Number: EJ1279702
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 17
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Perceptions of Parents Having Children in Preschool Level Regarding Their Children's Screen Use
Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, v15 n4 p253-269 2020
The perception of parents on children's screen use is expected to affect their children's screen usage and understanding the perception of parents about this subject can help in the preparation of roadmaps to show how children should use screen. The aim of this study is examine to the perception of the parents about positive and negative effects of screen use on their children, and to compare children's actual screen use and the ideal screen use proposed by parents. The data conducting an interview one of the method of qualitative research. Participants comprised of 25 parents while 20 of them were mother, 5 of them were father, age range is between 26 to 43, have high-education and with child in preschool level. Although parents reported both positive and negative perceptions about screen usage the views that screen use adversely affects children are more distinct. While parents see knowledge/skills acquisition as the most positive side of the screen; the most downside is that they see the child's social isolation. In addition, there are remarkable differences between the use of screen that parents see as ideal for their children and the current screen usage of children.
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Preschool Children, Handheld Devices, Skill Development, Social Isolation, Educational Attainment, Parent Background, Mass Media Use, Learning Experience, Child Behavior, Negative Attitudes
International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: http://epasr.penpublishing.net/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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