商品簡介
Burke (literacy education and early learning, Memorial University) and Marsh (education, University of Sheffield, UK) unite international contributors in education, psychology, media studies, sociology, and childhood studies to consider children's play and learning in virtual spaces in both homes and classrooms. Some specific subjects examined are friendships and identity construction in virtual worlds, digital games as a mediator of family time, and corporate affiliation versus literacies inside the Barbie Girls website. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Anne Burke is an Associate Professor in Literacy Education and Early Learning at Memorial University. She has a PhD from the University of Toronto. She is a multiple Canadian SSHRC grant scholar and maintains a strong research presence in Canadian schools researching new literacies and the role of social media in children’s lives. She has authored and co-edited a number of books in the areas of children’s literate play lives, new literacies studies, and popular culture. Recent book titles include Play to Learn (2010) and Assessing New Literacies: Perspectives from the Classroom (2009).
Jackie Marsh (BA, PGCE, MEd, PhD) is Professor of Education at the University of Sheffield, UK. Recent publications include Changing Play: Play, Media and Commercial Culture from the 1950s to the Present Day (with Bishop, in press), Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy, 2nd edition (co-edited with Larson, 2012), and Virtual Literacies: Interactive Spaces for Children and Young People (co-edited with Merchant, Gillen and Davies, 2012). She is an editor of the Journal of Early Childhood Literacy.
