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Publication Date: 2024
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Digital Ethics of Care and Digital Citizenship in UK Primary Schools: Children as Interviewers
Michelle O'Reilly; Diane Levine; Rachel Batchelor; Sarah Adams
Journal of Children and Media, v18 n4 p585-604 2024
A digital ethics of care (DEC) framework was initially developed with adolescents (11 to 18-years) to provide an infrastructure for understanding their digital social and emotional literacy, focusing on their ability to understand emotions and build respectful relationships online. In this study, we explore how that framework can be utilised with younger children aged 10 to 11-years-old. All children in class participated in a teacher-led lesson to develop skills and an understanding of interviewing. From this class, 18 children participated and interviewed each other in pairs. The interviews were conducted using a semi-structured approach consisting of question clusters framed around digital media use, wellbeing, social interactions online, empathy and kindness, and actions following negative behaviours. Using thematic analysis, four themes were developed: 1) recognising DEC in practice, 2) emotional consequences and coping with online adversity, 3) need for education on digital citizenship, and 4) developing a Digital Ethics of Care lesson. The results of the study led to the framework being refined. From this, a toolkit with lesson plans was created which was founded in the children's contributions and ideas for use by schools.
Descriptors: Ethics, Elementary School Students, Guidelines, Digital Literacy, Emotional Development, Lesson Plans, Teaching Methods, Well Being, Information Technology, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning, Student Attitudes, Empathy, Prosocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Coping, Bullying, Citizenship Education, Moral Development, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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