The study was part of the project “
Youth Media Protection and Media Education in Digital Media Environments”, funded by the Bundesministerium für Familien, Senioren, Frauen und Jugen (BMFSFJ) [Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth [Germany]. 40 guided interviews with parents of children aged six to sixteen were conducted in the period between March and April 2014. The interviews were analysed by using the analysis software MAXQDA11.
The focus of this study lied in the more detailed reconstruction of the grounds against the use of technical instruments for youth media protection on computers or other online-capable devices. A qualitative study involving 40 families with children aged six to sixteen links to these findings and seeks to offer insight into where, from a parental viewpoint, the practical obstacles lie in integrating the measures for technical youth media protection in families’ everyday life. We are also tackling the question as to the parents’ attitude towards youth media protection and the use of software solution. The findings of the study provide answers to the questions of what parents think of youth media protection software, what expectations they have, why they oppose using the software and how they integrate it in their family’s everyday life.
The findings are documented in the series “Working Papers of the Hans-Bredow-Institut” (Arbeitspapiere des Hans-Bredow-Instituts), no. 33.
http://www.hans-bredow-institut.de/webfm_send/1107
You can find further information in this summary:
"Youth Protection Software in Everyday Education. Results of a Qualitative Study on the Use of Technical Aids in Parental Media Education"
