Play in early childhood education: facilitating learning in diverse contexts

INDICE: 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

• ISBN: 978-0-19-556904-9
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 352
• Fecha Publicación: 29/07/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés