Abstract

BONA, Viviane de  and  MAIA, Licia de Souza Leão. A infância em face do desenvolvimento tecnológico: um estudo sobre as representações sociais de criança. Educação. Santa Maria [online]. 2012, vol.37, n.03, pp.523-539. ISSN 1984-6444.

The research that led to this study aimed to understand the meaning attributed to childhood in a world fulfilled by information technologies, especially the digital ones. The article proposes the analysis of social representations shared by children 200 teachers from public schools in Recife-PE, in order to understand the social meaning of the word child, propagated and used as reference system to guide people in their relationships with this group of people. The data collection instruments used was tests of free association. With the support of Trideux software and the Content Analysis, the analyzes of associations were done. The results show some aspects that seem to perpetuate themselves in relation to definition of a child, such as playing, going to school and have good feelings. In relation to technology is evidenced playful dimension of these resources and training.

Keywords : Child; Technologies; Social Representations.

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