{"product_id":"az-of-play-in-early-childhood-9780335246380","title":"AZ of Play in Early Childhood","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutlines key aspects of a construct in relation to play \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a wide range of references\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummarizes research from an international perspective \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers insights from other well known figures with expertise in play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eA:\u003c\/b\u003e Active learning through play; Adult-initiated\/guided play; Adult play; Assessment and play; Autotelic play; \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB:\u003c\/b\u003e  Baby play; Behaviours and play; Brain studies\/neuroscience and play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC:\u003c\/b\u003e   Child-initiated play; Cognitive play and learning and metacognition; Consumerism\/commercialism and play; Creativity and play; Culture and play; Curriculum and play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD:\u003c\/b\u003e   Decision-making and play; Deep-level learning and play; Dispositions to play and learning; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eE:\u003c\/b\u003e   Emotional development and play; Environments for play; Exploratory\/epistemic play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF:\u003c\/b\u003e   First-hand experience; Flow\/free-flow play; Forest School and play; Fun; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eG:\u003c\/b\u003e   Games play; Gender and play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eH:\u003c\/b\u003e   Health and play; Heuristic play; Humour and play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI:\u003c\/b\u003e    Iconic and symbolic learning and play; Imaginative play\/imaginary friends; Inclusion, equality and play; Independence and self-regulation in play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ:\u003c\/b\u003e   Jargon of play; Junk (found\/recycled materials) and play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eK:\u003c\/b\u003e   Key Persons and play; Kinaesthetic play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eL:\u003c\/b\u003e   Language and communication play; Listening to children at play; Ludic play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM:\u003c\/b\u003e   Mastery play; Messy play; Moral development and play; Motivation and play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eN:\u003c\/b\u003e   Narrative play and story; Natural world play; Negotiation skills and play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eO:\u003c\/b\u003e   Object play; Outdoor play; Ownership; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP:\u003c\/b\u003e   Parents and play; Photography and play; Physical play; Planning for play\/playfulness; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQ:\u003c\/b\u003e   Quality play; Questioning; Quiet play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eR:\u003c\/b\u003e   Recapitulative play; Reflecting on play; Risk\/risky play; Role-play\/pretend play\/fantasy play; Rough and tumble play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eS:\u003c\/b\u003e   Schemas and play; Social development and play; Socio-dramatic play; Superhero play; Symbolic play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eT:\u003c\/b\u003e   Technology and play; Therapeutic (cathartic) play; Transformational play; Types of play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eU:\u003c\/b\u003e   United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child – right to play; Universality of play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV:\u003c\/b\u003e   Values in play and playfulness; Voice – children’s voices in play; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eW:\u003c\/b\u003e   Wii play; Work\/play dimensions; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eX Y Z:\u003c\/b\u003e   Xbox; Young children; Youth play; Zero-in on play; Zigler; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48883997638999,"sku":"9780335246380","price":24.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780335246380.jpg?v=1722529963","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/az-of-play-in-early-childhood-9780335246380","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}