%0 Journal Article
%T Adult mediation of preschool children¡¯s use of mobile technologies in public libraries in Taiwan: A socio
%A Hui-Yun Sung
%J Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
%@ 1741-6477
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0961000617709055
%X This study explores characteristics of caregivers¡¯ mediating behaviours for supporting preschool children¡¯s emergent literacy development mediated by mobile technologies (i.e. laptops, tablets and smart phones). Design-based research in the action research framing was used to examine the process of adult-child interaction and communication in nine Involve Me workshops at five public libraries between 2013 and 2014 in Taiwan. A deductive-inductive thematic analysis identified examples to illustrate main forms of caregivers¡¯ mediating behaviours: ¡®focusing¡¯, ¡®affecting¡¯, ¡®expanding¡¯, ¡®encouraging¡¯ and ¡®regulating behaviour¡¯. This study embraces the role of media mentorship in libraries, but acknowledges such a role demands training for library practitioners in order to effectively support children¡¯s and families¡¯ literary needs in the digital age
%K Adult mediation
%K media mentorship
%K mobile technologies
%K preschool children
%K public libraries
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0961000617709055