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Cooperative inquiry: developing new technologies for children with children

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CHI '99: Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 592 - 599

https://doi.org/10.1145/302979.303166

Published: 01 May 1999 Publication History

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In todays homes and schools, children are emerging as frequent and experienced users of technology [3, 14]. As this trend continues, it becomes increasingly important to ask if we are fulfilling the technology needs of our children. To answer this question, I have developed a research approach that enables young children to have a voice throughout the technology development process. In this paper, the techniques of cooperative inquiry will be described along with a theoretical framework that situates this work in the HCI literature. Two examples of technology resulting from this approach will be presented, along with a brief discussion on the design-centered learning of team researchers using cooperative inquiry.

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Cooperative inquiry: developing new technologies for children with children
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing

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