Education in the Digital Age
Healthy and Happy Children
The COVID-19 pandemic was a forceful reminder that education plays an important role in delivering not just academic learning, but also in supporting physical and emotional well-being. Balancing traditional “book learning” with broader social and personal development means new roles for schools and education more generally.
This volume is part of a series that examines the intersections between education, well-being and digital technologies. Complementing the first volume Educating 21st Century Children: Emotional Well-Being in the Digital Age, this volume turns the spotlight on physical health and well-being. It explores the important role of play and risk-taking in learning. It examines the “pursuit of perfection” and the impact on children’s lives, whether it be physical, cognitive or academic. It highlights important efforts countries have made to tackle inequality and protect and empower students in both physical and digital environments. It ends with a look at the pending agenda, underscoring the role of partnerships, policy and protection.
Healthy and happy children in the digital age
The COVID-19 pandemic has forcefully reminded us that education plays an important role in delivering not just academic learning, but also in developing and sustaining student well-being, both physical and emotional. This volume explores the nature of childhood today, connecting education to trends in child physical health, emotional well-being, families and peers, and digital technologies. Setting the stage for the rest of the volume, this chapter takes a special look at the intersection between two of those themes: physical health and digital technologies. It ends with an overview of the publication and the policy questionnaire that generated the country-level solutions to shared challenges.
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