An English summary of the Finnish Media Barometer

The Finnish Society on Media Education conducted a study on children’s media use by interviewing children and observing their media environment, and by a questionnaire targeted at their parents. The project was financed by the Ministry of Education and Culture. 36 children took part in the interviews and observations - at home, in day care and in schools - in different parts of the country. 743 parents answered the national survey, which corresponds to the geographical distribution of 0-8-year-olds in the country.

Within the project we conducted an experiment in which 14-15-year-old comprehensive school (upper level) peer students were employed as questionnaire interviewers for the youngest (lower level) students. A total of 55 7-8 year-old children took part in the one-to-one interviews. The training and support (in interview situations) for peer students was provided by the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, which organises peer support in Finnish schools.

The English summary provides an overview of the media uses of Finnish children of 0-8 years of age, and evaluates the methods that were used and experimented with during the research. Read the summary here: http://en.mediakasvatus.fi/publications/ISBN978-952-99964-7-6.pdf