I co-authored a new article examining how 15 Australian preschool children (aged three to five) used information technologies in their homes to orient themselves in daily life and to solve problems. The results explore the value of artistic play, sociodramatic play, and early literacy and numeracy activities in shaping young…

I co-authored a recently published article examining the guidance given by preschool teachers to young children using the Web in the classroom. Read the full article in the Journal of Research in Childhood Education volume 30, no. 4. Christina Davidson, Susan J. Danby, Lisa M. Given & Karen J. Thorpe.…

I co-authored a recently published article discussing the use of observational video recordings to document young children’s use of technology in their homes. Although observational research practices have been used for decades, often with video-based techniques, the participant group in this study (i.e., very young children) and the setting (i.e.,…

My new article (with co-author Heather Archibald), published in Library and Information Science Research, presents a new technique for spatial analysis to map patterns in user behaviour. This visual traffic sweeps approach combined traditional observational methods for assessing library space with geographic information system visualization techniques. By demonstrating the power…

My new book on qualitative research is available now: 100 Questions (and Answers) About Qualitative Research Join me for a book signing on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from 12:15pm to 12:45pm as part of the Qualitative Methods Conference in Melbourne. You’ll find me in the Promenade Foyer near the conference…