The project is a national longitudinal study on children´s media environment and media use, repeated four times between 2007 and 2016.
The study is conducted in three year intervals among 5-, 8-, 11- and 14-year old children. Sample is about 45-60 children in each research year, boys and girls from Tampere and nearby cities and from different backgrounds.
Every research year a new group of 5-year-old children participate and the former participants from each age group move to the next age group. So the ones who came along in 2007 as 5 year olds were 8 years at 2010 and 11 years at 2013, and they are followed throughout the study until they are 14 year old in 2016.
The theoretical framework can be found on the sociology of childhood; study highlights the voice and agency of children themselves. Children are given the opportunity to define and tell about their media experiences themselves, although the assistance and commitment of parents is needed especially with the younger children.
Methods
- Media diaries
- Media tasks (drawing, photographing, writing)
- Media mascot
- Background forms for children & parents
- Observation in home environment
- Conversations with children
- Anonymous web survey about sensitive topics (bullying, online sexual harassment, 18+ content)
Children have different capabilities and strengths; several methods are used so that every participant could find the best possible way for self-expression.
Publications
Noppari, Elina (2014) Mobiilimuksut.
Uusitalo Niina, Vehmas Susanna, Kupiainen Reijo (2011):
Naamatusten verkossa.
https://tampub.uta.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/65438/naamatusten_verkossa_2011.pdf
Noppari Elina, Uusitalo Niina, Kupiainen Reijo,
Luostarinen Heikki (2008): “Mä oon nyt online!”
http://tampub.uta.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/65730/978-951-44-7293-0.pdf
Contact
Elina Noppari
COMET
elina.noppari@uta.fi
tel. +358401901692