The Stirling Institute of Education
Entering e-Society - Young children's development of e-literacies
Introduction
Entering e-Society: young children’s development of e-literacies is funded by the ESRC's e-Society Programme. The purpose of the project is to investigate the early development of ‘e-literacies’ among pre-school children (aged three to five). We define e-literacies as the technical and socio-cultural competences needed to make effective and creative use of digital connectivity. The project focuses on children’s home experiences, exploring the extent to which their developing e-literacies can usefully be compared with their developing print-based literacies. It also considers whether digital divides are emerging between children from ‘technology rich’ and ‘technology poor’ families. The two-year study is based in the Stirling Institute of Education. Research commenced in February 2005 and will be completed by early 2007. The e-Society project has been based on findings from an earlier study, which explored young children’s developing competence with a wide range of ICT and ICT-related items at home. That study, Already at a disadvantage? funded by BECTA addressed the impact of socio-economic disadvantage. The e-Society project is also linked to Interplay: Play, Learning and ICT in Pre-school Education, a project funded by ESRC’s Teaching and Learning Research Programme. The purpose of Interplay was to identify ways of enhancing young children’s experiences with ICT through guided interaction with practitioners, peers and parents. |
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