TY - JOUR
T1 - 'Good morning Alex - Kalimera Maria'
T2 - Digital communities and intercultural dimension in early childhood education
AU - Magos, Kostas
AU - Tsilimeni, Tasoula
AU - Spanopoulou, Katerina
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - A considerable number of research studies that have involved mainly primary and secondary school students have shown that students' participation in collaborative projects through digital communities contributes to the positive development of intercultural interaction. The present research report examines the validity of the previous findings in the context of early childhood education, through the participation of kindergarten classes in digital communities. Our observations of students' participation (N = 23) show that they had the opportunity to become more aware of their own culture and also take their first steps towards intercultural awareness.
AB - A considerable number of research studies that have involved mainly primary and secondary school students have shown that students' participation in collaborative projects through digital communities contributes to the positive development of intercultural interaction. The present research report examines the validity of the previous findings in the context of early childhood education, through the participation of kindergarten classes in digital communities. Our observations of students' participation (N = 23) show that they had the opportunity to become more aware of their own culture and also take their first steps towards intercultural awareness.
KW - digital communities
KW - early childhood education
KW - Greece and education
KW - ICT
KW - intercultural awareness
KW - intercultural communication
KW - intercultural literacy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84881652883&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14675986.2013.812401
DO - 10.1080/14675986.2013.812401
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84881652883
SN - 1467-5986
VL - 24
SP - 366
EP - 373
JO - Intercultural Education
JF - Intercultural Education
IS - 4
ER -
