Remote Schooling and Screentime during COVID-19: Exploring the Experiences of Low-Income Families with Young Children

Autor/inn/en	Griffith, Shayl F.; Casanova, Samantha M.; Delisle, Jillian H.; Mavrakis, Athena A.
Titel	Remote Schooling and Screentime during COVID-19: Exploring the Experiences of Low-Income Families with Young Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Research, 21 (2023) 4, S.440-453 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Griffith, Shayl F.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-718X
DOI	10.1177/1476718X231175453
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Electronic Learning; COVID-19; Pandemics; Computer Use; Low Income; Young Children; Parents; Experience; Parent Attitudes; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Niedriglohn; Frühe Kindheit; Eltern; Erfahrung; Elternverhalten
Abstract	During the COVID-19 pandemic, families with young children were suddenly tasked with adapting to remote schooling, where lessons were largely delivered online via screen media devices. Meanwhile, concerns rose about increased amount of time young children were spending with screen media devices during periods of "lockdown". Few studies have examined caregivers' experiences of navigating remote schooling with the youngest learners, who are likely to be particularly dependent on caregivers. Further, no studies to our knowledge have examined how the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition to remote schooling interacted with caregivers' perceptions and practices regarding child screen media use at home. Using thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 26 low-income caregivers of young children in Miami-Dade County, Florida, we examined caregivers' experiences with remote schooling and their perceptions of and experiences with child screen media use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results demonstrated that caregivers experienced challenges in facilitating remote schooling for their young children, and that the pandemic and remote schooling brought about notable changes in perceptions and habits around child screen media use at home. These results have implications for future planning around schooling in times of crisis and around incorporation of educational technology into the schooling process, and suggest the need for updating guidelines for caregivers of young children around screen media use to account for the increased integration of screen media devices in schooling and everyday life. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01