• 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 ...
    • Professional development for digital competencies in early childhood education and care. A systematic review 

      Dardanou, Maria; Hatzigianni, Maria; Kewalramani, Sarika; Palaiologou, Ioanna (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-31)
      Digitalisation places new demands on the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce to navigate the care and well-being of children in the digital age. This literature review examines frameworks for digital competencies (DC) in education, with a focus on ECEC, as well as variation in DC requirements for ECEC staff with different responsibilities. It explores strategies for a successful ...