Browsing by Author "Tana, Beata"
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Tana, Beata (2018)Digitalisation is an integral part of our society and is characterized as rapid, pervasive and continuous. Digitization has recently become relevant within early childhood education. The reason for this is the new basics of the plan for early childhood education which to a greater extent than before emphasizes the importance of multi-literacy, digital competence and the utilization of digital tools in early childhood education The purpose of this bachelor’s thesis is to present how digitalization in early childhood education is discussed in contemporary scientific pedagogical research and, consequently, how this pedagogical research on digitization can be applied in the work of early childhood teachers. In this bachelor’s thesis the aim is to answer the question: How is digitalization discussed in the Finnish scientific pedagogical research from 2016 to this day? The study is qualitative in nature and has been executed as a literature study applying a content analysis method. The data consists of four scientifically reviewed articles published in pedagogical scientific journals in 2017 and 2018. The results of this study can shows that (1) the child's right to sense of belonging functions as a central explanation model for the importance of digitization in early childhood education, (2) traditions are important in the contemporary pedagogical scientific discussion on digitalization in early childhood education, and (3) the issue of perspective taking is central to the discussion about digitization in Finnish early childhood education.
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