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Play and Learning in the Early Years: From Research to Practice
Pat (Ed) Broadhead
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Description for Play and Learning in the Early Years: From Research to Practice
Paperback. With play a central part of new early years initiatives in all parts of the UK, this book will be essential reading for all early years students and practitioners. Editor(s): Broadhead, Pat; Howard, Justine; Wood, Elizabeth Ann. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 368.
Providing high quality play experiences is an essential part of good early years education, but this can pose a challenge for practitioners who face pressure from a more didactic primary curriculum, and from parents worried that their children will fail to acquire essential skills and knowledge. By helping the reader to develop their understanding of the complex relationships between play and learning, this book examines current theoretical perspectives on play, alongside examples of recent and innovative play research from a range of disciplinary and methodological perspectives. With contributions from leading play scholars, ... Read more
Providing high quality play experiences is an essential part of good early years education, but this can pose a challenge for practitioners who face pressure from a more didactic primary curriculum, and from parents worried that their children will fail to acquire essential skills and knowledge. By helping the reader to develop their understanding of the complex relationships between play and learning, this book examines current theoretical perspectives on play, alongside examples of recent and innovative play research from a range of disciplinary and methodological perspectives. With contributions from leading play scholars, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
364g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849200066
SKU
V9781849200066
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Pat (Ed) Broadhead
Elizabeth Wood is Professor of Education at the University of Sheffield. She teaches on a range of post-graduate programmes and runs in-service courses for teachers and early years practitioners. She has worked on a number of collaborative research projects with teachers in early years and primary schools. Elizabeth co-directed two ESRC funded research projects with Neville Bennett: Reception Teachers' Theories ... Read more
Reviews for Play and Learning in the Early Years: From Research to Practice
'This is an authoritative and detailed analysis of the complexities of children's play in different situations. It is made more accessible by the 'reflection points' scattered through the text that encourage the reader to link theory with examples drawn from their own practice. It is an excellent up to date source of reference, and will be of significant interest ... Read more