The Future of Architect-Child Partnership Based on the Analysis of Children's Experience of Exploiting Digital Mass Communication in the Pandemic Era

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D candidate in Department of Architecture, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of architecture, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

Objective: The present study seeks to research the future and draw a vision for new approaches that are independent of physical presence, in the processes of design and participation, based on the abilities of children in the use of digital social networks.
Method: Documentary and library methods were used to identify the common tools of participation, their characteristics and the way they are used, and to examine the opinions of experts about the role of cyberspace in the lives of children in the present century. A descriptive survey method was used to study and analyze the experience of children using social networks in the pandemic era. The data collection tool is a researcher-made questionnaire and the sample size is 384 children and 384 parents according to Cochran's formula. Inferential statistics and SPSS25 software and one-sample t-test were used to analyze the data and validate the findings.
Findings: Digital mass communication leads to the development of the effectiveness of traditional methods of participation because children are able to use social networks, communicate with software faster than adults, interested in commenting and participating in group discussions based on virtual networks and the use of image language and the use of these networks is not limited to the pandemic era.
Conclusion: Mapping the future of partnerships with children based on the use of "online participation platforms", while opening new perspectives in the fields of partnership, design, programming and artificial intelligence, has led to improving the efficiency of participatory processes. It also provides a platform for children to make more comprehensive and thoughtful statements about issues related to them.

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Journal of Iran Futures Studies
Volume 6, Issue 1 - Serial Number 10
September 2021
Pages 173-204

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