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Abstract
A rich tradition of pedagogical and psychological research has explored the impact of technology on the cognitive and social development of the child. However, little research has focused on the implications of the use of digital technologies in educational settings for children’s agency. This article introduces hybrid-transitions as a theoretical tool to conceptualise transitions between the use of digitally enhanced and non-digitally enhanced experiences as dense social spaces where young children show agency in the construction and co-construction of knowledges. Hybrid-transitions refers to children's movement from the immersion in digitally-enhanced experiences generated by educational technologies to non-digitally mediated interactions with peers or adults. This article argues, with the support of examples, that during hybrid transitions digital experiences are shared via personal narratives linking ideas, experiences and emotions. Individual narratives are “interlaced” in co-constructed group narratives authored by the children through face to face interactions. The interactive authorship of interlaced narratives is discussed as a form of agency, as it includes making choices regarding action and understanding of action. This article intends to promote attention to hybrid-transitional spaces among adults who work in educational settings where digital technologies are utilised.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 36-49 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | International Journal of Early Years Education |
Volume | 28 |
Early online date | 24 Nov 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 24 Nov 2019 |
Bibliographical note
ISSN 0966-9760Keywords
- hybrid-transitionsnarratives; agency; digitally-enhanced learning; adult-child interaction
- narratives
- agency
- digitally-enhanced learning
- adult-child interaction
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Federico Farini (Invited speaker)
30 Mar 2022Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Research
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In, out and through digital worlds. Hybrid-transitions as a space for children’s agency
Federico Farini (Author) & Angela Scollan (Author)
9 Dec 2019Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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In and out the digital worlds. Hybrid-transitions as a space for children’s agency: a case-study from a pre-kindergarten in Boston
Federico Farini (Speaker) & Angela Scollan (Speaker)
May 2018Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Narratives of Refusal, Narratives of Engagement, Narratives of Organisation: School Activism As Citizenship-in-Practice for Young Refugees and Migrants in Italy
Federico Farini (Author) & Angela; Scollan (Author)
15 Jul 2018Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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