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• 2006; Espinosa et al., 2006). Furthermore, it was discovered that technology
• was useful for early childhood teachers in terms of supporting their
• professional development (Chen & Chang, 2006a; Downer et al., 2009NAEYC
• 1996). The results of these studies suggested that training programs should be
• provided for early childhood teachers in order that could use technology in
• ways that were appropriate for their young students. By attending technology
• related courses in their pre-service education and became familiar with
• computer skills they were able to utilize these skills in their professional life.
• According to the statement from NAEYC (1996), both in-service and pre
• service training should be conducted to allow early childhood teachers to
• benefit from the possible advantages of technology in their teaching.
• This systematic review indicated different types of studies about technology
• usage in early childhood education in terms of the impact on children,
• teachers, and both children and teachers. The current study covered 30 articles
• concerning research conducted in different countries in the world; however,
• none of the reviewed journals contained a report of research carried out in
• Turkey. It would, therefore, be useful to review studies carried out in Turkey
• in order to reflect the issue of technology usage in early childhood education.
• Thus, the recent debate about technology usage in early childhood education
• can be seen as a guide for further studies.
• This study reviewed technology-related articles from journals published from
• 2003 to 2009. From a content analysis it emerged that the main issues of these
• studies focused on the different types of technologies using in early childhood
• classrooms. This study showed that the “computer” as a technology plays an
• important role on technology-related literature. In addition, other types of
• technologies such as ICT, assistive technology were selected to be used in early
• childhood classrooms. Moreover, it was clear that most of the researchers
• chose the type of methodology on the basis of their research purposes.
• Therefore, this review can help future researchers to select an appropriate
• methodology to suit the purpose of their research.
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