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PARENTAL PERCEPTION OF CHILDRENS INFORMAL LEARNING THROUGH KIDS YOUTUBE CHANNELS

47 Pages : 457-468

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).47      10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).47      Published : Jun 2023

Parental Perception of Children's Informal Learning Through Kids' YouTube Channels

    The role of technology in the early education of children has gained prominence recently, with special reference to YouTube as a key platform for informal learning. Kids YouTube channels, designed specifically for children, offer a wide range of educational content through numerous channels. Lecture videos, tutorials, informational videos, and Vlogs contribute to children's learning experiences. Nonetheless, YouTube also serves as a valuable tool for children, enabling them to learn diverse subjects on a daily basis, including language skills, social norms, behavioral patterns, and religious and psychological understanding. This study kept a questionnaire as a data collection tool & conducted a survey among the working women of Hazara University. The findings revealed that children preferred to watch cartoons via the Kids YouTube channel for 3-6 hours using their mobile phones. They also use kids' YouTube channels for a number of informal learning including social learning, behavioral learning, academic learning, and Language learning.

    Informal Learning, Social Media, Kids YouTube Channels, Social and Behavioral learning, Academic learning
    (1) Bin Yamin Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Media studies, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Hina Mushtaq
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Communication and Media studies, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan, Pakistan.
    (3) Mehboob Ali
    Bureau Chief, Geo News, Malakand Division, KP, Pakistan.

Cite this article

    APA : Khan, B. Y., Mushtaq, H., & Ali, M. (2023). Parental Perception of Children's Informal Learning Through Kids' YouTube Channels. Global Sociological Review, VIII(II), 457-468. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).47
    CHICAGO : Khan, Bin Yamin, Hina Mushtaq, and Mehboob Ali. 2023. "Parental Perception of Children's Informal Learning Through Kids' YouTube Channels." Global Sociological Review, VIII (II): 457-468 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).47
    HARVARD : KHAN, B. Y., MUSHTAQ, H. & ALI, M. 2023. Parental Perception of Children's Informal Learning Through Kids' YouTube Channels. Global Sociological Review, VIII, 457-468.
    MHRA : Khan, Bin Yamin, Hina Mushtaq, and Mehboob Ali. 2023. "Parental Perception of Children's Informal Learning Through Kids' YouTube Channels." Global Sociological Review, VIII: 457-468
    MLA : Khan, Bin Yamin, Hina Mushtaq, and Mehboob Ali. "Parental Perception of Children's Informal Learning Through Kids' YouTube Channels." Global Sociological Review, VIII.II (2023): 457-468 Print.
    OXFORD : Khan, Bin Yamin, Mushtaq, Hina, and Ali, Mehboob (2023), "Parental Perception of Children's Informal Learning Through Kids' YouTube Channels", Global Sociological Review, VIII (II), 457-468
    TURABIAN : Khan, Bin Yamin, Hina Mushtaq, and Mehboob Ali. "Parental Perception of Children's Informal Learning Through Kids' YouTube Channels." Global Sociological Review VIII, no. II (2023): 457-468. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).47