How children's media and teachers communicate exclusive and essentialist views of science and scientists.
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DOI: 10.1037/dev0001364
Abstract: Language that uses noun labels and generic descriptions to discuss people who do science (e.g., "Let's be scientists! Scientists discover new things") signals to children that "scientists" is a distinctive category. This identity-focused language promotes… read more here.
Keywords: science; children media; focused language; identity focused ... See more keywords
The Representation of Altruism and Egoism in Children’s Books
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DOI: 10.1080/10510974.2020.1833356
Abstract: ABSTRACT Although the social implications of children’s media have been a central public concern for millennia, there has been no systematic attempt to quantify the representation of other- versus self-serving values in children’s literature. A… read more here.
Keywords: egoistic motivations; egoism children; representation altruism; children books ... See more keywords
Media exposure during infancy and early childhood: the effects of content and context on learning and development
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DOI: 10.1080/17482798.2017.1375219
Abstract: I’ve been in children’s media for over three decades – long enough to have seen dramatically positive (if not always linear) progress in the relationship between industry and academia. Media Exposure during Infancy and Early… read more here.
Keywords: infancy early; exposure infancy; children media; media exposure ... See more keywords
“Researching” yourself out of a good idea
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DOI: 10.1080/17482798.2018.1450088
Abstract: Over the years, much has been written about how to promote collaboration between academic researchers and children’s media professionals. In this sense, my co-author (and husband) J. J. Johnson and I are good role models:… read more here.
Keywords: market research; research; network; good idea ... See more keywords
Children’s news in Australia: content for young readers in Crinkling News
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DOI: 10.1080/17482798.2018.1547777
Abstract: ABSTRACT Children have traditionally been neglected in the study of news. The emergence of Crinkling News, the only national newspaper specifically produced for young Australians, drew widespread attention before it closed after 20 months of… read more here.
Keywords: news; content; children news; news children ... See more keywords
The invisible children of media research
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DOI: 10.1080/17482798.2019.1591662
Abstract: ABSTRACT The Journal of Children and Media (JOCAM) provides an important home for scholars who focus on children and adolescents. It is committed to publishing research from underrepresented countries. Despite this commitment, however, much of… read more here.
Keywords: media research; invisible children; research; children media ... See more keywords
Conducting fieldwork on children and media: comparing research in Singapore and Vietnam
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DOI: 10.1080/17482798.2019.1669295
Abstract: ABSTRACT Reflecting on our experiences conducting fieldwork on children’s media use in Singapore and Vietnam, this commentary highlights the need for researchers to develop critical understanding of different cultural and societal factors at play in… read more here.
Keywords: research; conducting fieldwork; fieldwork children; children media ... See more keywords
U.S. parent perspectives on media guidance from pediatric autism professionals
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DOI: 10.1080/17482798.2020.1736111
Abstract: ABSTRACT Screen media guidelines for children set by medical organizations (e.g., the American Academy of Pediatrics) play a significant role in public discourse regarding media and parenting. Physician mediation theory, an adaptation of parental mediation… read more here.
Keywords: media guidance; physician mediation; guidance; media use ... See more keywords
Representing Ecological Crises in Children’s Media: An Analysis of The Lorax and Wall-E
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DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2019.1710226
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article examines representation of ecological crises in children’s media. Children’s media constitutes an important area of ecocinema critique due to the particular vulnerability of children to persuasive messaging. Using themes from ecocinema studies,… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; ecological crises; wall; crises children ... See more keywords
Typology of children media users
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DOI: 10.24434/j.scoms.2023.01.2903
Abstract: Research about children’s media use is often concerned with the effects of one particular medium. There is rather little research about more general media diets in terms of their diversity and the resulting outcomes. Against… read more here.
Keywords: children media; typology children; media use; media users ... See more keywords
Associations Between Children’s Media Use and Language and Literacy Skills
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01734
Abstract: Media use is a pervasive aspect of children’s home experiences but is often not considered in studies of the home learning environment. Media use could be detrimental to children’s language and literacy skills because it… read more here.
Keywords: literacy skills; media use; literacy; language literacy ... See more keywords