An Examination of the Claims About Children and Caregivers in Kampala ECD Centers” to The

Digital Natives or Digital Immigrants? An Examination of the Claims about Children and Caregivers in Kampala ECD Centers By Nakyeyune Yudaya 2017/HD04/1562U A Research Dissertation Submitted to the Directorate of Research and Graduate Training in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Master of Education in Curriculum Studies of Makerere University October, 2019 i Declaration I, Yudaya Nakyeyune, declare that this dissertation is my original work and that it has never been submitted in any academic institution for any academic award. i Approval I hereby approve the submission of this dissertation titled: “Digital Natives or Digital Immigrants? An Examination of the Claims about Children and Caregivers in Kampala ECD Centers” to the Directorate of Research and Graduate Training in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Education in Curriculum Studies of Makerere University to Nakyeyune Yudaya. ii Dedication I dedicate this Book to my lovely children; Kizito Harrison and Kisa Helena. iii Acknowledgement I would like to thank my supervisor, Dr. David Kabugo (PhD) Department of Language Education, School of Education, for the patient guidance, encouragement and advice he has provided throughout my time as his student. I have been extremely lucky to have a supervisor who cared so much about my work, and who responded to my questions and queries so promptly. Completing this work would have been diﬃcult were it not for the valuable suggestions, comments and guidance support of my friend Ms. Gatrude Nambi. My sincere gratitude is reserved for Mr. Kizito Henry Nicks for his willingness to support my education. I am indebted to all of them. Above all I thank God for letting me through this journey of life. I feel your guidance day by day in every stages of my work. You are the one who has done a great and tremendous job for this book. Thank you Lord, for your endless blessing that has showered upon me. I will always remain grateful to you God. Nakyeyune Yudaya iv Table of Content Declaration ...................................................................................................................................... i Approval ........................................................................................................................................ ii Dedication ..................................................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgement ........................................................................................................................ iv Table of Content ............................................................................................................................ v List of Tables ................................................................................................................................ ix List of Figures ................................................................................................................................ x Abstract ......................................................................................................................................... xi Chapter One: Introduction ......................................................................................................... 1 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background to the Study ....................................................................................................... 2 1.1.1 Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants ................................................................................ 3 1.1.2 Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) for Children (5-6 Years) ............................ 4 1.1.3 Veletsianos’ Definition of Emerging Technologies (ETs) ................................................... 6 1.3 Contextual Perspective........................................................................................................ 10 1.4 Problem Statement ............................................................................................................. 12 1.5 Purpose of the Study .......................................................................................................... 14 1.6 Study Objectives ................................................................................................................ 14 1.7 Research Questions ............................................................................................................ 15 1.8 Significance of the Study .................................................................................................. 15 v Chapter Two: Literature Review ............................................................................................. 17 2.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 17 2.1 Claims made about Today’s Children ................................................................................. 17 2.1.1 Tech-Savvy and Immersion into Technology .................................................................... 17 2.1.2 Different Learning Styles and Preferences ........................................................................ 19 2.2 Claim(s) made about Today’s Preschool Teachers and Caregivers .................................... 22 2.2.1 They Have Varied, but Feeble Digital Education Capabilities .......................................... 22 2.2.4 Strategies for Preparing Teachers to utilize ETs to Enhance Children’s Learning and Development in ECD Centers ............................................................................................. 24 Chapter Three: Methodology ................................................................................................... 27 3.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 27 3.1 Nature of the study ................................................................................................................ 27 3.2 Research Approach ............................................................................................................... 28 3.3 Research Design .................................................................................................................... 28 3.4 Study Site and Participants ................................................................................................... 28 3.5 Data Collection Methods and Tools ..................................................................................... 29 3.6 Data Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 29 3.7 Validity and Reliability of Findings .................................................................................... 29 3.7.1 Triangulation ...................................................................................................................... 30 3.7.2 Debriefing ........................................................................................................................... 30 3.8 Ethical Issues ....................................................................................................................... 30 vi Chapter Four : Presentation, Analysis, and Discussion of Findings ..................................... 32 4.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 32 4.1 The extent to which the claims, which are being made about today’s children in ECD Centers in Kampala true ............................................................................................ 32 4.1.1 Tech-Savvy of Children in ECD Centers in Kampala ....................................................... 32 4.1.2 Learning Styles and Preferences of Children in ECD Centers in Kampala ....................... 38 4.1.3 To what extent are their ways of thinking and processing of information fundamentally differently from their predecessors? ................................................................................... 39 4.2 Teachers’ Capabilities to Utilize ETs to enhance the Learning and Development of today’s Children .................................................................................................................. 42 4.2.1 Capability of Teachers to Enhance Children’s Socio-Emotional Development ................ 42 4.2.2 Capability of teachers to Enhance Children’s Cognitive Development ............................ 50 4.2.3 Capability of teachers to Enhance Children’s Linguistic Development ............................. 58 4.3 Strategies which Tutors can utilize to Prepare Teachers/Caregivers to Appropriately utilize ETs to Enhance Children’s Learning and Development .......................................... 64 Chapter Five: Conclusions and Recommendations ................................................................ 70 5.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 70 5.2 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................ 71 5.3 Recommendations .................................................................................................................

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