Description
Book SynopsisThis indispensible guide uses a unique glossary format to explore some of the key themes in play in early childhood, many of which regularly arise for students, tutors, parents and practitioners. As well as covering key concepts, theories and influential figures in the field, the book considers important aspects of each construct and highlights the complexity of play in early childhood. Each section of the book:
- Outlines key aspects of a construct in relation to play
- Includes a wide range of references
- Summarizes research from an international perspective
- Offers insights from other well known figures with expertise in play
This book takes the stance that play is vital to childrenâs holistic development, self-efficacy and well-being and that play, and playful learning and teaching, is the essential ingredient in order for children to develop enthusiastic dispositions to learning. This positive view of play draws on the authorâs extensive experie
Table of ContentsIntroductionA: Active learning through play; Adult-initiated/guided play; Adult play; Assessment and play; Autotelic play;
B: Baby play; Behaviours and play; Brain studies/neuroscience and play;
C: Child-initiated play; Cognitive play and learning and metacognition; Consumerism/commercialism and play; Creativity and play; Culture and play; Curriculum and play;
D: Decision-making and play; Deep-level learning and play; Dispositions to play and learning;
E: Emotional development and play; Environments for play; Exploratory/epistemic play;
F: First-hand experience; Flow/free-flow play; Forest School and play; Fun;
G: Games play; Gender and play;
H: Health and play; Heuristic play; Humour and play;
I: Iconic and symbolic learning and play; Imaginative play/imaginary friends; Inclusion, equality and play; Independence and self-regulation in play;
J: Jargon of play; Junk (found/recycled materials) and play;
K: Key Persons and play; Kinaesthetic play;
L: Language and communication play; Listening to children at play; Ludic play;
M: Mastery play; Messy play; Moral development and play; Motivation and play;
N: Narrative play and story; Natural world play; Negotiation skills and play;
O: Object play; Outdoor play; Ownership;
P: Parents and play; Photography and play; Physical play; Planning for play/playfulness;
Q: Quality play; Questioning; Quiet play;
R: Recapitulative play; Reflecting on play; Risk/risky play; Role-play/pretend play/fantasy play; Rough and tumble play;
S: Schemas and play; Social development and play; Socio-dramatic play; Superhero play; Symbolic play;
T: Technology and play; Therapeutic (cathartic) play; Transformational play; Types of play;
U: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child – right to play; Universality of play;
V: Values in play and playfulness; Voice – children’s voices in play;
W: Wii play; Work/play dimensions;
X Y Z: Xbox; Young children; Youth play; Zero-in on play; Zigler;
