Discover the essential insights into how the digital age is reshaping childhood with 'Children and the Internet'. This groundbreaking book offers a comprehensive examination of the evolving relationship between kids and the online world, answering critical questions about digital opportunities and risks in today's society. Written by a leading researcher, this publication takes a thoughtful look at children's internet use against the backdrop of current cultural and historical contexts. Covering vital topics such as digital literacy, peer networking, civic engagement, and safeguarding against online harm, it delves deep into the impact of technology on children's identity and developmental processes.

The book challenges prevailing myths about the 'digital generation' and highlights both the benefits and dangers that come with increased internet access. It presents a balanced perspective that emphasizes the need for informed policy and protective measures to ensure that children can navigate the online landscape safely. With practical recommendations for parents, educators, and policymakers, 'Children and the Internet' serves as a crucial resource in understanding how to support healthy digital experiences for children today.

This high-quality book, freshly published in 2009, includes 272 pages of expert analysis, making it an indispensable read for anyone interested in digital childhood studies.

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ISBN: 9780745631950
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780745631950
Year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 272


Description:
Is the internet really transforming children and young
people?s lives? Is the so-called ?digital
generation? genuinely benefiting from exciting new
opportunities? And, worryingly, facing new risks?


This major new book by a leading researcher addresses these
pressing questions. It deliberately avoids a techno-celebratory
approach and, instead, interprets children?s everyday
practices of internet use in relation to the complex and changing
historical and cultural conditions of childhood in late modernity.
Uniquely, Children and the Internet reveals the complex
dynamic between online opportunities and online risks, exploring
this in relation to much debated issues such as:


Digital in/exclusion

Learning and literacy

Peer networking and privacy

Civic participation

Risk and harm



Drawing on current theories of identity, development, education
and participation, this book includes a refreshingly critical
account of the challenging realities undermining the great
expectations held out for the internet - from governments,
teachers, parents and children themselves. It concludes with a
forward-looking framework for policy and regulation designed to
advance children?s rights to expression, connection and play
online as well as offline.