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Children, childhood and children's geographies: Evolving through technology

Hammond, L; (2020) Children, childhood and children's geographies: Evolving through technology. In: Walshe, N and Healy, G, (eds.) Geography Education in the Digital World. (pp. 38-50). Routledge: London, UK. Green open access

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Abstract

Technology is increasingly part of society's institutional fabric (Van Dijck, 2013), and is changing communication (Kitchin et al., 2013), how social space is produced, and how lives and geographies are represented. The advancement of a digital age (Walshe and Healy, 2020) has sparked debates about the opportunities and challenges these changes bring. Livingstone and Bovill (2002) conceptualise these debates as existing between optimists (who perceive that technological advancements offer opportunities for the evolution of democracy), and pessimists (who raise concerns about challenges to traditional authority and systems). These debates are often of particular concern when considering children and technology. This chapter examines how the evolution of, and access to, technology (specifically Web 2.0, including social media) has changed children's geographies. To do this it draws on both academic debate and my doctoral research, endeavouring to include and represent young people in these discussions. It then critically considers how, and why, these changes (and children's geographies more broadly) are of value to geography education in schools.

Type: Book chapter
Title: Children, childhood and children's geographies: Evolving through technology
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.4324/9780429274909
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429274909
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10089526
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