Towards a transdisciplinary approach to evidence-based decision making regarding digital technology use with, by and for children
Authors
Professor Leon Straker
Chief Investigator and Healthy Child Co-Leader
Curtin University
Dr Amber Beynon
Research Fellow
Curtin University
Professor Simon Smith
Chief Investigator and Healthy Child Co-Leader
The University of Queensland
Professor Daniel Johnson
Chief Investigator
QUT
Professor Peta Wyeth
Chief Investigator and Educated Child Co-Leader
QUT
Professor Julian Sefton-Green
Chief Investigator and Connected Child Co-Leader
Deakin University
Professor Lisa Kervin
Chief Investigator and Educated Child Co-Leader
University of Wollongong
Volume/Number
2022-01Date published
3 August, 2022Abstract
This paper aims to provide common ground to facilitate transdisciplinary reviews of evidence intended to support decision making regarding children and technology. It presents a common purpose by arguing that society holds decision makers accountable and expects them to make use of evidence. Further, it provides a common and respectful shared terminology for the various types of reviews used to examine important aspects of children’s interaction with technology. It also provides an overview of historical developments and future challenges to support a common understanding of the evolving concepts and methods in reviews. Finally it provides suggestions for practical and conceptual developments that could enable meaningful transdisciplinary collaboration. This transdisciplinary approach to evidence synthesis builds on recent advances in review approaches to more effectively support evidence-based decision making regarding digital technology use with, by, and for young children.
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'How to' series offering instructional papers aimed at early career researchersDOI
https://doi.org/10.26187/b04b-1j97Suggested citation
Straker, L., Beynon, A., Smith, S., Johnson, D., Wyeth, P., Sefton-Green, J., & Kervin, L. 2022 Towards a transdisciplinary approach to evidence-based decision making regarding digital technology use with, by and for children. Digital Child Working Paper 2022-01, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Brisbane, Australia.View all working papers