This chapter investigates similarities and differences across countries in children's usage of the internet and their encounters of risk. Countries are clustered according to levels and types of usage and risk to determine what is distinctive (or not) about a country, and national contexts are explored to show how contextual factors at country level shape children's patterns of online use, opportunities and risks. The objective is to explain patterns of similarities and, in particular, differences among countries, by examining the national level contextual factors, such as national socio-economic stratification, regulatory framework, technology infrastructure and education system, that explain how and why nations vary systematically.
COBISS.SI-ID: 31885917
This chapter hinges on the question of whether one should work with or on children, mapping out different approaches taken by social scientists. What is distinct about the policy concept, ‘children and young people’? When can methods developed for working with adults be applied to children, when are particular or innovative approaches required. Specific issues arising when researching children’s use of new media/the internet – what is best practice in this field and what pitfalls should be avoided?
COBISS.SI-ID: 29151837
Children's growing use of the Internet creates both opportunities and risks. Collecting and comparing empirical findings on risks and opportunities experienced across 20 different European countries shows significant differences between them. Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), this article investigates which factors contribute towards a high degree of online risk experienced by children across these countries. The research shows that patterns of similarities and differences do not seem to coincide with regional, political, and historical divides across European Union countries.
COBISS.SI-ID: 29194589
The range and incidence of risks experienced by children online varies cross-nationally, though the overall rank ordering of more or less common risks is fairly consistent. What might help us explain cross-national variation? This chapter, using QCA, investigates the extent to and the way in which parental mediation across 18 European countries impacts on the kinds of risks children experience, and thus contribute to the discussion regarding similarities and differences in parental culture.
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Chapter presents methodological advances and issues with conducting online focus groups. It shows the results of experiments where online focus groups were conducted with youth between 15-21 years.