Multidisciplinary Perspectives On Play From Birth And Beyond (international Perspectives On Early Childhood Education And Development)
by Sandra Lynch /
2017 / English / PDF
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While firmly acknowledging the importance of play in early
childhood, this book interrogates the assumption that play is a
birthright. It pushes beyond traditional understandings of play
to ask questions such as: what is the relationship between play
and the arts – theatre, music and philosophy – and between play
and wellbeing? How is play relevant to educational practice in
the rapidly changing circumstances of today’s world? What do
Australian Aboriginal conceptions of play have to offer
understandings of play?
While firmly acknowledging the importance of play in early
childhood, this book interrogates the assumption that play is a
birthright. It pushes beyond traditional understandings of play
to ask questions such as: what is the relationship between play
and the arts – theatre, music and philosophy – and between play
and wellbeing? How is play relevant to educational practice in
the rapidly changing circumstances of today’s world? What do
Australian Aboriginal conceptions of play have to offer
understandings of play?
The book examines how ideas of play evolve as children
increasingly interact with popular culture and technology, and
how developing notions of play have changed our work spaces,
teaching practices, curricula, and learning environments, as well
as our understanding of relationships between children and
adults. This multidisciplinary volume on the subject of play
combines the work of some of the world’s leading researchers in
the field of early childhood education with contributions from
distinguished and emerging scholars in areas as diverse as
education, theatre studies, architecture, literature, philosophy,
cultural studies, theology and the creative arts. Reconsidering
the common focus on play in early education, to investigate its
broader impact, this collection offers a refreshing and valuable
addition to studies on play, reconceptualizing it for the 21st
century.
The book examines how ideas of play evolve as children
increasingly interact with popular culture and technology, and
how developing notions of play have changed our work spaces,
teaching practices, curricula, and learning environments, as well
as our understanding of relationships between children and
adults. This multidisciplinary volume on the subject of play
combines the work of some of the world’s leading researchers in
the field of early childhood education with contributions from
distinguished and emerging scholars in areas as diverse as
education, theatre studies, architecture, literature, philosophy,
cultural studies, theology and the creative arts. Reconsidering
the common focus on play in early education, to investigate its
broader impact, this collection offers a refreshing and valuable
addition to studies on play, reconceptualizing it for the 21st
century.
