Digital literacies and video-sharing platforms in early childhood: A scoping review

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Hammond, Simon P., Jennings-Tallant, Laura, Parkinson, Ellice, Hill, Phoebe, Scholefield, Elizabeth, Lloyd, Rebecca and Dyer, Harry T. (2025) Digital literacies and video-sharing platforms in early childhood: A scoping review. Digital Culture and Education, 16 (1). pp. 102-138. ISSN 1836-8301

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Abstract

An increasing number of young children are accessing the Internet daily, with this practice often debated and uncomfortable for parents/carers and early years practitioners. Often absent from such debates is how the digital literacies of young children may be supported in the face of the increasing ubiquity of Video-Sharing Platforms such as YouTube and TikTok. To provide an overview of evidence concerning the digital literacies of children below 6 years old as experienced through interactions with Video-Sharing Platforms a scoping review was undertaken. Searches identified 234 potentially relevant publications, with four meeting inclusion criteria. Current understandings of the digital literacies of children below 6 years old in the context of Video-Sharing Platforms were analysed, as were how these digital literacies were experienced by supporting adults. This review contributes to the ongoing discourse on early childhood education and technology. By offering insights into the evolving landscape of digital literacies for young children, it highlights knowledge gaps and sets an important research agenda.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: digital literacies,early years education,scoping review,young children,youtube kids,video-sharing platforms,education,sdg 4 - quality education ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3304
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education and Lifelong Learning
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Research on Children and Families
Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Critical Cultural Studies In Education
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 16 Sep 2025 09:30
Last Modified: 24 Oct 2025 00:02
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/100404
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