Trouble with Play (eBook)

Susan Grieshaber, Felicity McArdle (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2010 | 1. Auflage
144 Seiten
McGraw-Hill Education (Verlag)
978-0-335-23963-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This book departs from some of the ideas about play that are held dear by many in early childhood education and prompts teachers to understand and implement thoughtful approaches to play in the early years, raising questions about fairness and equity.

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The Trouble with Play is a radical departure from some of the ideas about play that are held dear by many in early childhood education. For many, play is considered essential to children's development and learning, and is often promoted as a universal and almost magical 'fix'. Although play does have many proven benefits for children, the authors show that play in the early years is not always innocent, fun and natural. Play can also be political and involve morals, ethics, values and power.So, what if...Play is not fairPlay is not equitablePlay is not innocentPlay is not funPlay is not naturalThe book prompts teachers to understand and implement more thoughtful approaches to play in the early years.Through vignettes, practical activities and reflection points the authors encourage discussion about new ways of seeing and thinking about play and argue for new approaches to pedagogy and the role of the teacher. It is valuable reading for anyone involved in early childhood education.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.9.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Vorschulpädagogik
• ISBN-10: 0-335-23963-3 / 0335239633
• ISBN-13: 978-0-335-23963-4 / 9780335239634