Play and Learning in Early Childhood Settings (eBook)

International Perspectives

Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson, Marilyn Fleer (Herausgeber)

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2008
195 Seiten
Springer Netherland (Verlag)
978-1-4020-8498-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This book represents the outcome of the joint activities of a group of scholars who were concerned about the lack of international research in play for children from birth to 3 years. The authors are members of the Organisation Mondiale pour ` l'Education Prescholaire ´ (OMEP). For further information, see http://www.om- ong.net/. The idea of carrying out a research project internationally was born at the OMEP's World Congress in Melbourne, Australia 2004. All member countries were invited and 10 countries decided to participate, of which three have withdrawn d- ing the process. The reason for this might be that in these countries only one person was working with the project, while other seven countries have been working in a team of two or more persons. The countries that have carried out research and contributed to this book with a chapter each are Australia, Chile, China, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden and USA (Wisconsin). For more information about the p- ticipating countries and their corresponding addresses, see Appendix I. This book project started in Melbourne with a discussion about what is general in early childhood education globally, and what is culturally speci c. The discussion was inspired by one of the keynote speakers, Nazhat Shameem (2004), judge in the supreme court in Fiji, when she said: 'If we all think we are so different and speci c in each culture, the role of human rights has no value anymore.' We formulated three questions:

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This book represents the outcome of the joint activities of a group of scholars who were concerned about the lack of international research in play for children from birth to 3 years. The authors are members of the Organisation Mondiale pour ` l'Education Prescholaire ' (OMEP). For further information, see http://www.om- ong.net/. The idea of carrying out a research project internationally was born at the OMEP's World Congress in Melbourne, Australia 2004. All member countries were invited and 10 countries decided to participate, of which three have withdrawn d- ing the process. The reason for this might be that in these countries only one person was working with the project, while other seven countries have been working in a team of two or more persons. The countries that have carried out research and contributed to this book with a chapter each are Australia, Chile, China, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden and USA (Wisconsin). For more information about the p- ticipating countries and their corresponding addresses, see Appendix I. This book project started in Melbourne with a discussion about what is general in early childhood education globally, and what is culturally speci c. The discussion was inspired by one of the keynote speakers, Nazhat Shameem (2004), judge in the supreme court in Fiji, when she said: "e;If we all think we are so different and speci c in each culture, the role of human rights has no value anymore."e; We formulated three questions:

Inhalt

Foreword 6
Contents 8
Contributors 10
A Cultural-Historical Perspective on Play: Play as a Leading Activity Across Cultural Communities 13
Play and Learning in Aotearoa New Zealand Early Childhood Education 30
Play and Learning in Australia 61
Play and Learning in Chile 91
“Eduplay”: Beliefs and Practices Related to Play and Learning in Chinese Kindergartens 106
The Meaning of Play and Learning for 0–3-Year-Old Children in Japan 126
Play and Learning in Swedish Early Childhood Education 144
Play and Learning in Wisconsin 164
Commonalities and Distinctions Across Countries 181
Name Index 199
Subject Index 202

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.11.2008
• Reihe/Serie: International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development
• Reihe/Serie: International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development
• Zusatzinfo: XI, 195 p.
• Verlagsort: Dordrecht
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Vorschulpädagogik
• Schlagworte: Childhood Education • children • early childhood • Education • Kindergarten • Play
• ISBN-10: 1-4020-8498-6 / 1402084986
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-8498-0 / 9781402084980