TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ebbeck,Marjory Anne
AU  - Waniganayake,Manjula
TI  - Play in early childhood education: learning in diverse contexts 
SN  - 0195569040
AV  - LB1139.35.P55 P58 2010
U1  - 372.210994 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - South Melbourne, Vic.
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Early childhood education
KW  - Australia
KW  - Play
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Learning, Psychology of
KW  - Child development
N1  - 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
ER  -