• A cross-cultural exploration of early childhood educators’ beliefs and experiences around the use of touchscreen technologies with children under 3 years of age 

      Fotakopoulou, Olga; Hatzigianni, Maria; Dardanou, Maria; Unstad, Torstein; O'Connor, Jane (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-11)
      This paper will discuss the beliefs and experiences of early childhood educators across three countries, England, Norway and Greece, in relation to the use of touchscreen technology with the youngest children in their settings. Building on previous research which explored parents’ perspectives, this study now extends the investigation to early childhood educators who play a key role in children’s ...
    • Use of touchscreen technology by 0–3-year-old children: Parents’ practices and perspectives in Norway, Portugal and Japan 

      Dardanou, Maria; Unstad, Torstein; Brito, Rita; Dias, Patricia; Fotakopoulou, Olga; Sakata, Yoko; O'Connor, Jane (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-05)
      This paper discusses findings from online surveys completed by parents of 0–3-year-old children in Norway, Portugal and Japan concerning their young children’s use of touchscreen technology. The study investigated parental practices, views and perspectives related to children’s digital practices and explored these in relation to wider cultural discourses around early childhood in the participant ...
    • What digital tools teachers are ready to use in kindergarten – international comparative study with early childhood pre-service teachers 

      Demeshkant, Nataliia; Madsen, Siri Sollied; Janeš, Aleksander; Klančar, Andreja; Brito, Rita; Konca, Sami; Krasin, Serhii; Saure, Heidi Iren; O'Connor, Jane; Jwaifell, Mustafa; Thorvaldsen, Steinar; trusz, Sławomir (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2023)
      This paper presents study results regarding digital tools and work methods which early childhood pre-service teachers consider using in their future pedagogical activities with children. These results are part of wider international research regarding the digital competencies of the students-future early childhood teachers. The purpose of the presented results is to compare students' attitudes towards ...