Dyadic Development’s Other Half: Exploring Experiences of Development Among Mothers of Young Children in Technologized Ecologies

My dissertation work, this qualitative phenomenological study explored how 13 mothers raising young children experienced their own development in the domains of learning, work, health, and engagement, and how their development was influenced by technology. I used a reflective lifeworld approach (Dahlberg H., et al., 2001) and Judy Wajcman’s (2004, 2010) feminist definition of technology. Data sources included: two semi-structured interviews, a demographic survey, participant photo elicitation images, and a (researcher) bridling journal.

Publications & Products

Noonan, C.D. (2024). Dyadic development’s other half: Exploring experiences of development among mothers of young children in technologized ecologies [Dissertation]. https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.20/44310

Skills

Academic Presentation

Data Collection

Ethical Conduct of Research

Human Subjects Research

Institutional Review Board (IRB) Application Preparation

Interview Schedule Design

Literature Review

Participant Interviewing (for Qualitative Research)

Participant Recruitment

Researcher Reflexivity

Research Study Coordination

Research Study Design

Survey Design

Scholarly Writing

Qualitative Data Analysis