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Play culture in a changing world / Marjatta Kalliala.

By:

Kalliala, Marjatta [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Debating play seriesPublisher: Maidenhead, Berkshire : Open University Press, 2006Description: xi, 156 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0335213421
9780335213429
0335213413
9780335213412

Subject(s):

Play
Games

DDC classification:

306.481 22

LOC classification:

HQ782

Contents:

Introduction : a picture of children's play culture -- 1. Meet the children, their parents, and the practitioners who work with them -- 2. In general : the changing world we live in -- 3. From the general to the particular : what is children's play culture? -- 4. Competitions and games in children's play culture -- 5. Games of chance and luck in children's play culture : Alea -- 6. The world of make-believe 1 : family play scenarios -- 7. The world of make-believe 2 : play scenarios that are about having 'adventures' and fights -- 8. Fooling about in play : the 'dizzy' side of play culture -- 9. Play that defies categorization -- 10. Gender and children's play culture -- 11. Adults and play -- 12. Changes in children's play culture.

Review: "Enlivened by the voices of young children engaged in contemporary play, this accessible book enables readers to re-evaluate the contribution of play in childhood. It explores the persistence of fundamental play themes alongside new variations on traditional themes." "This book helps adults to be reflective and to encourage children's play by understanding and valuing their play culture. It is important reading for early years students and practitioners."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	North Campus North Campus Main Collection	306.481 KAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A294383B

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Enlivened by the voices of young children engaged in contemporary play, this accessible book enables readers to re-evaluate the contribution of play in childhood. It explores the persistence of fundamental play themes alongside new variations on traditional themes." "This book helps adults to be reflective and to encourage children's play by understanding and valuing their play culture. It is important reading for early years students and practitioners."--BOOK JACKET.

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