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Play from Birth to Twelve: Contexts, Perspectives, and Meanings

By Doris Pronin Fromberg , Doris Bergen

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2006
ISBN
0415951127, 9780415951128, 9780203956359
LCC
LB1137 .P5545 2006
Open Library ID
OL3419742M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5706125 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
480\480
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47

Description

In light of recent standards-based and testing movements, the issue of play in childhood has taken on increased meaning for educational professionals and social scientists. This second edition of Play From Birth to Twelve offers comprehensive coverage of what we now know about play, its guiding principles, its dynamics and importance in early learning. These up-to-date essays, written by some of the most distinguished experts in the field, help students explore: all aspects of play, including new approaches not yet covered in the literature how teachers in various classroom situations set up and guide play to facilitate learning how play is affected by societal violence, media reportage, technological innovations and other contemporary issues which areas of play have been studied adequately and which require further research.

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