Play in early childhood education : learning in diverse contexts /
Play in early childhood education : learning in diverse contexts /
edited by Marjory Ebbeck and Manjula Waniganayake.
- xviii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-329) and index.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORD; NOTES ON HOW TO USE THIS TEXT; PART 1: PLAY AND DEVELOPMENT; 1. Perspectives on play in a changing world; 2. Infants and toddlers and the power of play in developing young minds; 3. Knowing me -- knowing you: the relationship dynamics of infant play; 4. Play and literacy pedagogies for preschool and early Years settings; 5. Play for learning and transition to school; 6. Emergence of child leadership through play in early childhood; 7. Landscapes for play and story; PART 2: PLAY IN ACTION IN DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS; 8. Reconsidering the play/work dicotomy in pedagogy; 9. Play and the Reggio Emilia Approach in preschools; 10. Possibilities and pitfalls of techno-toys and digital play in mathematics learning; 11. Children redefine learning in science through play; PART 3: FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND PLAY; 12. Playing as becoming: sharing Australian Aboriginal voices on play; 13. Children's work and play: The interconnected contexts for their learning; 14. Play and cultural transition; 15. Promoting intercultural competence through technology-based play; 16. Play: Some concluding reflections; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.
0195569040 9780195569049
Early childhood education--Australia
Play--Psychological aspects
Learning, Psychology of.
Child development--Australia
LB1139.35.P55 / P58 2010
372.210994
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-329) and index.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORD; NOTES ON HOW TO USE THIS TEXT; PART 1: PLAY AND DEVELOPMENT; 1. Perspectives on play in a changing world; 2. Infants and toddlers and the power of play in developing young minds; 3. Knowing me -- knowing you: the relationship dynamics of infant play; 4. Play and literacy pedagogies for preschool and early Years settings; 5. Play for learning and transition to school; 6. Emergence of child leadership through play in early childhood; 7. Landscapes for play and story; PART 2: PLAY IN ACTION IN DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS; 8. Reconsidering the play/work dicotomy in pedagogy; 9. Play and the Reggio Emilia Approach in preschools; 10. Possibilities and pitfalls of techno-toys and digital play in mathematics learning; 11. Children redefine learning in science through play; PART 3: FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND PLAY; 12. Playing as becoming: sharing Australian Aboriginal voices on play; 13. Children's work and play: The interconnected contexts for their learning; 14. Play and cultural transition; 15. Promoting intercultural competence through technology-based play; 16. Play: Some concluding reflections; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.
0195569040 9780195569049
Early childhood education--Australia
Play--Psychological aspects
Learning, Psychology of.
Child development--Australia
LB1139.35.P55 / P58 2010
372.210994