Description |
xvi, 344 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
Contents |
Part 1. Play and development -- 1. Perspectives on play in a changing world / Marjory Ebbeck and Manjula Waniganayake -- 2. Early years learning: implications for curriculum / Marjory Ebbeck -- 3. Assessing children's learning through play / Marjory Ebbeck -- 4. Real play as a Matrix for learning and development in toddlerhood / Vicki Banham -- 5. Infant play: how interactions build and support relationships / Sheila Degotardi and Emma Pearson -- Part 2. Play in action in diverse environments -- 6. Enhancing children's competencies in playful learning / Pirkko Hyvonen, Aili Helenius and Eeva Hujala -- 7. Being and becoming leaders through play in early childhood / Romana Morda and Manjula Waniganayake -- 8. The influence of consumer culture on children's play / May-Yin Sirene Lim -- 9. Play and the inquiring mind / Fred Ebbeck and Sanly Kam -- 10. Guiding children's behaviour / Louise Porter -- 11. Redefining learning in science through children's play / Sylvia D. Reyes and Marjory Ebbeck -- Part 3. Families, communities and play -- 12. Play, playing along and playing it pu: understanding the play of aboriginal children / Karen Martin -- 13. Children's play and work: the interconnected contexts for their learning / Chanel Croker and Marjory Ebbeck -- 14. Play, learning and communication / Alison Elliott -- 15. Urban play spaces for children / Bonnie Yim and Lai Wan Maria Lee -- 16. Techno-toys learning and play: potentials and pitfalls / Kate Highfield -- 17. Building intercultural connections through technology-based play / Qin Guo and Manjula Waniganayake |
Summary |
The topic of play is fundamental to understanding how children grow and learn. Play in Early Childhood Education Second Edition is an essential introduction to the theories behind this play and how it relates to children's development and learning. It enables students and educators to understand the complex learning theories, professional practice and selected government policies that focus on children's play and early learning. This user-friendly text also tackles the rapidly changing contexts where children are raised and educated, demonstrating diverse approaches to play-based learning and considering new insights and possibilities |
Analysis |
Australian |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Audience |
For tertiary students |
Notes |
Also issued online |
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Do not withdraw Chapter/book written by UniSA staff SUSA |
Subject |
Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Education (Early childhood)
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Constructivism (Education) -- Australia.
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Curriculum-based assessment -- Australia.
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Child psychology -- Methodology.
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Educational anthropology -- Australia.
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Education and state -- Australia.
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Interpersonal relations in children -- Australia.
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Language and languages -- Ability testing -- Australia.
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Observation (Educational method)
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Play assessment (Child psychology) -- Australia.
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Playgrounds -- Australia.
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Play -- Australia.
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Child development.
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Learning, Psychology of.
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Early childhood education -- Australia -- Textbooks.
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Early childhood education -- Australia.
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Child development -- Australia.
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Play -- Psychological aspects.
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Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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Author |
Ebbeck, Marjory Anne, editor
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Waniganayake, Manjula, editor
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LC no. |
2017470114 |
ISBN |
9780190303211 |
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0190303212 |
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