'It's All About Ben10[TM]': Children's Play, Health and Sustainability Decisions in the Early Years
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| Title: | 'It's All About Ben10[TM]': Children's Play, Health and Sustainability Decisions in the Early Years |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Edwards, S., Skouteris, H., Rutherford, L., Cutter-Mackenzie, A. |
| Source: | Early Child Development and Care. 2013 183(2):280-293. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Kindergarten Preschool Education |
| Descriptors: | Play, Child Health, Childhood Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Correlation, Television Viewing, Mass Media Use, Information Technology, Environmental Education, Obesity, Prevention, Foreign Countries, Eating Habits, Sustainability, Consciousness Raising, Young Children, Focus Groups, Mothers, Food, Toys, Mass Media Effects, Advertising |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03004430.2012.671816 |
| ISSN: | 0300-4430 |
| Abstract: | In today's fast food, fast-paced consumer society, too few questions are asked about the influence of digital media on young children's health and sustainability choices, and indeed how such choices are expressed in children's play (and early childhood classrooms). By interviewing children and parents, and using such data to prompt teacher discussion, a team of interdisciplinary researchers have started to develop an understanding of the interconnectedness of these issues in the early childhood environment. Data reveal the strong relationship between children's digital media viewing and their associated clothing choices, their food selections and the sustainability consequences of such behaviour. We conclude that early childhood education must move beyond silo approaches to digital literacy, healthy eating and sustainability messages. (Contains 2 figures and 1 note.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 30 |
| Entry Date: | 2014 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1010236 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In today's fast food, fast-paced consumer society, too few questions are asked about the influence of digital media on young children's health and sustainability choices, and indeed how such choices are expressed in children's play (and early childhood classrooms). By interviewing children and parents, and using such data to prompt teacher discussion, a team of interdisciplinary researchers have started to develop an understanding of the interconnectedness of these issues in the early childhood environment. Data reveal the strong relationship between children's digital media viewing and their associated clothing choices, their food selections and the sustainability consequences of such behaviour. We conclude that early childhood education must move beyond silo approaches to digital literacy, healthy eating and sustainability messages. (Contains 2 figures and 1 note.) |
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| ISSN: | 0300-4430 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03004430.2012.671816 |
