Digital Application Following Ecosystem In Early Childhood Education In Industrial Parks A Case Study In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Abstract

Digital application in early childhood education (ECE) is a trend and way to help preschool children everywhere have access to quality education. The research group of the Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences on the issue of the digital application according to the ecosystem approach in ECE in industrial zones has shown the needs, conditions and practical application of digital means in childcare and education must be diverse with many means and levels of access. In areas with industrial zones, the child’s parents are mainly workers and unskilled workers. The application of digital technology still has many shortcomings, individual characteristics, and limitations, which are evident in non-public ECE institutions, leading to the quality of child-rearing and education here becoming a low-lying area. In addition to apps and digital media, teachers and parents of children are important factors in creating a safe early ECE ecosystem for children at preschool educational institutions in areas where there are industrial zones help to improve the quality of children's education in these areas in the current context of ECE. The study also provides pieces of evidence about the interplay of factors in that ecosystem, and the effects of each factor on children.