Being and becoming in children’s digital spaces: A portal into their social media use

This qualitative study employed the theoretical lens of the social and cultural concept of childhood, exploring the notion of being and becoming in relation to children’s social media use in their digital space. The research took place in four schools in South Wales, UK, where 40 children, aged between 10 and 11 years of age, participated with focus groups using social media-related activities. Following this, 16 children created a collage to exemplify how they felt about social media, accompanied by an unstructured interview. Through this research, the experiences portrayed can be seen as a space for being and becoming where their own cultural and social practices are enacted.