Call for Chapters: Perspectives on the Positive and Negative Effects of Technology on Child Development

Editors

Neriman Aral, Ankara University, Turkey
Burçin Aysu, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi, Turkey

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
Full Chapters Due: July 13, 2023
Submission Date: July 13, 2023

Introduction

Access to information leads to conveniences such as communicating and facilitating daily life and causes traditional and modern technology to be intertwined and technological innovations to increase exponentially. The fact that technology has begun to affect daily life and work routines more and more also reveals new teaching and learning ways and approaches made possible by online resources and educational delivery methods. These approaches encourage people to take on different roles, to share their workloads in new ways, to acquire and use new skills and knowledge. Today, the emergence of technology on a global scale has also begun to be inconspicuous in terms of its use and has become a part of life. With the use of mobile devices, especially smartphones, technology has become almost like an extension of humans. A person's over-reliance on such hand-held devices and constant immersion in technology opens up new ways in which individuals can become addicted. For example; even briefly taking a break from the use of “smartphones” can lead to a number of phobias and anxiety disorders. When it comes to children, this situation gains even more importance and becomes an issue that should be approached sensitively. Despite these harms, the benefits can outweigh the harms if technology is used consciously. When we look at the reflection of technology in education from a positive perspective, while the current business processes in the education system are carried out face-to-face with printed materials, blackboard, printout and printed notes, the education system has interacted more with online platforms thanks to internet resources. Now, bringing digital culture, providing education services in digital environments and actions to increase digital competence have come to the fore. For example, some features stand out with the use of technology in education such as; being more student-centered, being flexible, giving the chance to watch many times, offering more opportunities, making it possible to see different schools, being more cost-effective due to the absence of expenses such as accommodation and transportation, providing more flexible communication, enabling information sharing in the global world. At this point, technology is a current issue that needs to be dealt with its positive and negative aspects.

Objective

When the effect of technology in supporting the child development is evaluated, the skills of the specialists working with the child and family’s approach gain importance. Thanks to this book, professionals and researchers working with children will be able to learn the effect of technology on the child development and good examples of technology and will be aware of the harms of technology. This book will be a source for future research on technology.

Target Audience

The target audience of the book consists of professionals working with children, child development experts, and those researching on technology.

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before March 15, 2023, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by March 29, 2023 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.Full chapters are expected to be submitted by July 13, 2023, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Perspectives on the Positive and Negative Effects of Technology on Child Development. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery^® online submission manager.

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2024.

Important Dates

March 15, 2023: Proposal Submission Deadline
March 29, 2023: Notification of Acceptance
July 13, 2023: Full Chapter Submission
September 10, 2023: Review Results Returned
October 22, 2023: Final Acceptance Notification
November 5, 2023: Final Chapter Submission

Inquiries

Neriman Aral Ankara University aralneriman@gmail.com Burçin Aysu Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi burcinaysuuu@gmail.com

Classifications

Computer Science and Information Technology; Education; Medical, Healthcare, and Life Sciences; Media and Communications; Social Sciences and Humanities; Science and Engineering

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