Intelligent Robots and Rural Children

Xie, Xiaoxia; Huang, Chien-Chung; Chen, Yafan; & Hao, Feng. (2019). Intelligent Robots and Rural Children. Children and Youth Services Review, 100, 283-90.

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Xie, Xiaoxia; Huang, Chien-Chung; Chen, Yafan; & Hao, Feng. (2019). Intelligent Robots and Rural Children. Children and Youth Services Review, 100, 283-90.

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Relative to their urban peers, rural children have highly limited access to educational resource and lack of parental care, especially for left-behind children. This study used 156 rural children to evaluate an innovative approach, by the Ensan Charity Foundation to improve educational resources and care for rural children in China. The findings indicate that on average, the children used the foundation's Xiao En Intelligent Robots 1.3 h daily. The usage of and satisfaction with the robots appear to have strong and positive effects on child development, while the use of other electronics had negative effects on the development. The results further indicate that both use of and satisfaction with the functions of conversation, storytelling, and singing advanced child development across various dimensions, including physical, emotional, social, and academic. Policy and practice implications were discussed.

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.03.004

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Xie, Xiaoxia
Huang, Chien-Chung
Chen, Yafan
Hao, Feng

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2019

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Children and Youth Services Review

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100

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283-90

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