1. Perspectives on play -- 2. Infants' and childrens' perspectives on play -- 3. Families at play -- 4. Playing in comunities, classrooms and centres -- 5. Classical, grand developmental and post-developmental theories of play -- 6. Play in the curriculum -- 7. Planning for play development -- 8. Cultural technologies and play -- 9. Assessing play, assessing through play and assessing for play -- 10. Being a play activist
Summary
Play-based learning is an important focus in the Early Years Learning Framework and in early childhood education degrees. This book examines play across time, culture and institutions, and analyses key theories from classical and contemporary perspectives. Fleer from Monash
Analysis
Australian
Elementary education & schools
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