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Technology to Support Children's Collaborative Interactions

Close Encounters of the Shared Kind

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  • Examines how technology might support collaboration as part of a developmental process conducive to well-attuned social interaction
  • Demonstrates that by understanding small moments of interaction we can better understand how they come together into successful collaboration through technology
  • Reveals how the experiences of children with autism can help us in framing questions about technology and social interaction

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. The Co-EnACT Collaboration Framework

    • Nicola Yuill
    Pages 1-19
  3. Engagement and Joint Attention

    • Nicola Yuill
    Pages 21-37
  4. Contingency and Control

    • Nicola Yuill
    Pages 39-59
  5. Shared Understanding

    • Nicola Yuill
    Pages 61-81
  6. Collaborative Technology in the Classroom

    • Nicola Yuill
    Pages 83-104
  7. Autism and Technology for Collaboration

    • Nicola Yuill
    Pages 105-126
  8. Conclusion

    • Nicola Yuill
    Pages 127-134
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 135-137

About this book

This book explores how technology can foster interaction between children and their peers, teachers and other adults. It presents the Co-EnACT framework to explain how technology can support children to collaborate, so helping them to learn and engage enjoyably with the world, in both work and play. The focus is on children, rather than young people, but the principles of supporting interaction apply throughout all life stages. Chapters on classrooms and on autism explain principles behind using technology in ways that support, rather than obstruct, social interaction in diverse populations. Collaborative interaction involves both verbal and non-verbal behaviour and this book presents evidence from closely analysing children’s behaviour in natural settings. Examples from cutting-edge technology illustrate principles applicable to more widely-available technology.

The book will be of interest to psychologists, educators, researchers in Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), particularly those designing with children in mind, and practitioners working with children who want to deepen their understanding of using technology for collaboration.



Authors and Affiliations

  • Children & Technology Lab, School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

    Nicola Yuill

About the author

Nicola Yuill is Professor of Developmental Psychology and director of the Children & Technology Lab (ChatLab) in the School of Psychology, University of Sussex, UK. She is co-director of the Autism Community Research Network Sussex (ACoRNS) and has published research into the topics of children’s collaboration through technology, children’s social cognition, autism and technology, social behaviour and children’s text comprehension.

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eBook USD 49.99
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Softcover Book USD 64.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 64.99
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