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Childhood in the digital age
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Acknowledgements

This free course was written by Nathalia Gjersoe, Natalia Kucirkova and John Oates. It was first published in October 2016 and updated in January 2020.

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Text

1.1: Extract from: Holloway, D., Green, L. and Livingstone, S. (2013) Zero to Eight: Young Children and their Internet Use, LSE, London and EU Kids Online, pp. 10–13.

2.3: Extract from: Bennett, S., Maton, K.A. and Kervin, L. (2008) ‘The “digital natives” debate: a critical review of the evidence’, British Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 775–86.

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Audio

1.2 Bringing Up Britain 19 September 2012 © BBC

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