Children versus curriculum: who wins?
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Children versus curriculum: who wins? |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 2865 |
Book Title | Curriculum, schooling and applied research: challenges and tensions for researchers |
Authors | Haeusler, Carole (Author), Donovan, Jennifer (Author) and Venville, Grady (Author) |
Editors | Donovan, Jennifer, Trimmer, Karen and Flegg, Nicholas |
Page Range | 143-164 |
Series | Palgrave Studies in Education Research Methods |
Chapter Number | 7 |
Number of Pages | 22 |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Place of Publication | Cham, Switzerland |
ISBN | 9783030488215 |
9783030488222 | |
ISSN | 2662-7345 |
2662-7353 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48822-2_7 |
Abstract | Today’s children live in a world surrounded by the mass media, encountering scientific words and ideas early in life. Jakab (2013) found 8 year olds had everyday understandings of molecules, and that some of this knowledge came from the mass media. Recent research involving Jenny Donovan and Grady Venville, using samples located in three Australian states, further highlighted this. The 141 children who completed a survey on their use of mass media were found to spend an average of 5 hours 10 minutes with the mass media daily, of which just over 2 hours was with television (TV). Despite being aged 10–12 years, 79% of the children watched crime shows rated for ages 15+, particularly NCIS, Bones, Law & Order, The Mentalist and CSI. Of the 62 interviewees, 89% knew of DNA, 60% knew of genes, and 97% knew or surmised that humans have DNA. Although the interviewees had minimal knowledge of the biological nature and function of DNA, 77% related DNA to solving crime, 65% related it to identification and family relationships (e.g. adoption, unknown soldiers, paternity) and 31% related it (particularly genes) to disease. The interviewees recognised TV as the source of their knowledge, citing particular TV shows. |
Keywords | children; mass media; television; TV |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390304. Primary education |
390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy | |
390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Education |
Australian National University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6624/children-versus-curriculum-who-wins
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