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The Role of Children in the Design of New Technology

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Title
The Role of Children in the Design of New Technology
Abstract/Description
This paper suggests a framework for understanding the roles that children can play in the technology design process, particularly in regards to designing technologies that support learning. Each role, user, tester, informant and design partner has been defined based upon a review of the literature and the author’s own laboratory research experiences. This discussion does not suggest that any one role is appropriate for all research or development needs. Instead, by understanding this framework the reader may be able to make more informed decisions about the design processes they choose to use with children in creating new technologies. This paper will present for each role a historical overview, research and development methods, as well as the strengths, challenges and unique contributions associated with children in the design process.
Author/creator
Druin, Allison
Date
2002
In publication
Behaviour & Information Technology
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
1-25
Resource type
en Background/Context
Medium
en Print
Background/context type
en Conceptual
Open access/free-text available
en Yes
Peer reviewed
en Yes
Language
en
ISSN
0144-929X, 1362-3001
DOI
10.1080/01449290110108659
URL
Official Publisher's Webpage (Taylor & Francis)
Full-text PDF Shared by Author (ResearchGate)
Citation
Druin, A. (2002). The Role of Children in the Design of New Technology. Behaviour & Information Technology, 21(1), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/01449290110108659
Cited in
The Work of Improvement
Abbreviation
Behaviour & Information Technology
Item sets
Open Access Resource (IRE)
Handbook Chapter 2 Citations

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