%0 Journal Article
%T Young childrenĄ¯s access to and use of ICT at home
%A KLEOPATRA NIKOLOPOULOU
%A VASILIOS GIALAMAS
%A MARIA BATSOUTA
%J Review of Science, Mathematics and ICT Education
%D 2010
%I Metaichmio Publications
%X This paper investigates young childrenĄ¯s access to and use of ICT at home. A questionnaire was completed by the parents of 147 children, aged 4-6,5. Young children have access to and use a wide range of technologies at home, involving domestic leisure technologies, electronic toys and computers. The variables gender, age and parentsĄ¯ educational background had an occassional isolated impact on childrenĄ¯s use of ICT. More boys than girls use console games and programmable toys-robots. ParentsĄ¯ high educational background was linked to the use of educational software. Implications for early childhood teachers and links between home and kindergarten are discussed.
%K Children
%K ICT
%K technology
%K home
%K early childhood education
%U http://www.ecedu.upatras.gr/review/papers/4_1/4_1_25_40.pdf