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In this chapter I will present the studies I have done in the past decade, as the empirical basis for understanding the digital culture and practices of young children in the local context. Relying upon several methods of inquiry and by putting different studies together in the spirit of a mixed research approach, this chapter re-composes a mosaic of understanding of children’s digital experiences.
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Beleslin, T.P. (2014). Digital Experiences in Early Childhood. In: Gudmundsdottir, G.B., Vasbø, K.B. (eds) Methodological Challenges When Exploring Digital Learning Spaces in Education. New Research – New Voices. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-737-7_7
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