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Play, learning and the early childhood curriculum / Elizabeth Wood.

By: Wood, Elizabeth.
Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, ©2013Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xiv, 192 p. : illustrations ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781849201155 (hardcover); 9781849201162 (pbk.).Subject(s): Early childhood education | Play | Learning | Early childhood education -- CurriculaDDC classification: 372.21/W85 Other classification: COED
Contents:
Understanding play: complexity and challenge -- Understanding children's learning: contemporary theoretical perspectives -- Play in national policies: international perspectives -- Play and the curriculum -- Play and pedagogy -- Play and learning in outdoor environments -- Assessing chidlren's learning in play -- Developing play.
Summary: "The third edition of this popular book reflects contemporary research as well as thinking about the role and value of play in learning and development, within and beyond early childhood. The author explores recent developments across international contexts which endorse play, and argues for critical engagement with some aspects of policy discourse in how 'educational play' is constructed. This accessible book also. A key text to help students examine the role and value of play in learning and childhood development, including contemporary research and international examples.
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COED 372.119/G33 Home, school & community relations / COED 372.21/C86 A critical companion to early childhood / COED 372.21/G95 Early childhood care and education. COED 372.21/W85 Play, learning and the early childhood curriculum / COED 646.724 H12 Hair styling / COED 796.077/L47 Learning in sports coaching : CON 540.2461/Sa14 Chemistry for the health sciences /

Previous ed. by Elizabeth Wood and Jane Attfield: London: Paul Chapman, 2005.

Understanding play: complexity and challenge -- Understanding children's learning: contemporary theoretical perspectives -- Play in national policies: international perspectives -- Play and the curriculum -- Play and pedagogy -- Play and learning in outdoor environments -- Assessing chidlren's learning in play -- Developing play.

"The third edition of this popular book reflects contemporary research as well as thinking about the role and value of play in learning and development, within and beyond early childhood. The author explores recent developments across international contexts which endorse play, and argues for critical engagement with some aspects of policy discourse in how 'educational play' is constructed. This accessible book also. A key text to help students examine the role and value of play in learning and childhood development, including contemporary research and international examples.

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