ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ON THE ONLINE PLATFORM FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, IN LIGHT OF DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP VALUES

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This research aims to analyze the content of educational units on the early childhood e-learning platform in Saudi Arabia in light of digital citizenship values. To achieve this objective, a list of digital citizenship values ​​that should be included in the educational units on the early childhood e-learning platform was developed. This was done using a descriptive-analytical approach and a content analysis checklist developed by the researchers to assess the extent to which these values ​​are present on a unit-by-unit basis. The checklist includes six main dimensions of digital citizenship values ​​and thirty sub-indicators. The study's findings indicate a general deficiency in the degree to which digital citizenship values ​​are included in the educational units on the early childhood e-learning platform. The results also revealed a disparity among the dimensions of these values. Digital access and digital etiquette and ethics were ranked highest with a moderate level of inclusion, while digital rights and responsibilities and digital literacy were ranked lowest. Digital health and safety and digital security were completely omitted. Therefore, the research recommends updating the content of the Saudi national early childhood curriculum to include digital citizenship values ​​to a high degree.