Children's agency: Developing a digital app to voice family narratives

Title
Children's agency: Developing a digital app to voice family narratives
Publication Date
2020
Author(s)
Bird, Jo
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3345-1815
Email: jbird21@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:jbird21
Rogers, Marg
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8407-7256
Email: mbaber@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:mbaber
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
University of Toronto, Journals Division
Place of publication
Canada
DOI
10.3138/jmvfh-2019-0022
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/29128
Abstract
Children negotiate their lives through the narratives to which they are exposed in digital, print and oral form. The Rose's Story app project drew on a philosophy that positions children as social agents. We used the social and contextual elements underlying children's experiences with technology to develop a digital app for young children from the Australian military community by leveraging family narratives to portray children's agency. Data to develop the app was taken from a 2017 study involving 2- to 5-year-old children from 11 Australian Defence Force families. Findings from the Rose's Story app project can be applied practically to impact the well-being of children from military families, their parents, educators, and the broader community by increasing understanding and empathy. This article outlines effective ways to utilize a productive medium for children's voices to be heard, as well as identifies potential barriers.
Link
Citation
Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health, p. 129-137
ISSN
2368-7924
Start page
129
End page
137

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