PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE „DIGITAL CHILDHOOD” PHENOMENON AND THE DIGITAL SOCIALIZATION OF CHILDREN FROM THE „ALPHA” GENERATION Cover Image

ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИ АСПЕКТИ НА ФЕНОМЕНА „ДИГИТАЛНО ДЕТСТВО” И ДИГИТАЛНАТА СОЦИАЛИЗАЦИЯ НА ДЕЦАТА ОТ ПОКОЛЕНИЕТО „АЛФА”
PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE „DIGITAL CHILDHOOD” PHENOMENON AND THE DIGITAL SOCIALIZATION OF CHILDREN FROM THE „ALPHA” GENERATION

Author(s): Zlatina Dimitrova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Sociology, Social development, Pedagogy
Published by: Бургаски свободен университет
Keywords: digital childhood; digital socialization; digital generation; digital parents; preschool age; „Alpha”

Summary/Abstract: The study is dedicated to the phenomenon of „digital childhood” and the peculiarities of the digital socialization of the children of the „Alpha” generation. Summary results of a study conducted among parents of children aged 1 to 11 years are presented. Based on the data obtained, it is concluded that Bulgarian children are immersed in the vast world of technology at an early age and already in the preschool period they become active users. Ease of learning, quick access to unlimited resources and multi-functionality makes digital devices a favorite, even the only toy for a large part of adolescents. This also raises the question: are the adults (parents, kindergarten and elementary school teachers) ready for this penetration of digital media and the Internet into the child's life?

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 6-27
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Bulgarian