Full Description
In the book, the author is focusing the importance of play for children from 0 years up to 8-12 years of age, e.g. in ECE centers and elementary schools. In particular, the importance of play for learning, through motivation as related to self-competence, inspiration and engagement. In this second edition, the author is emphasizing more thoroughly the importance of play as a challenge of learning, with implications for children, as well as for teachers. Further, the author is referring to how meaning making in children's production of multi-module narrative products can contribute to their digital personal formation. The selection of theories presented in the second edition is somewhat expanded, and in the end the author is presenting a few important educational challenges of the field of children's play.
Contents
Foreword.
Part I. The Phenomenon Of Play
Chapter 1. New Perspectives On Children And Childhood.
Chapter 2. The Phenomenon of Play: Play as Diversity.
Chapter 3. The Actuality of Play in Today's Society.
Chapter 4. Play - A Challenge of Learning.
Part II. Values And Play.
Chapter 5. Educational Values And Play.
Chapter 6. Psychological Approaches and Play.
Chapter 7. Educational Approaches and Play.
Part III. Selected Theories About Play.
Chapter 8. Cognitive And Sociocultural Theories Of Play.
Chapter 9. Personality Theories of Play.
Chapter 10. Society Critical Theory of Play.
Chapter 11. Social Anthropological Approaches to Play.
Chapter 12. Philosophical Theories of Play.
Part III. Educational Challenges
Chapter 13. Play As An Educational Means.
Chapter 14. Play and Social Motivation: Reflections for Practice.
Chapter 15. Theory and Practice about Children and Play.
Chapter 16. Social Anthropological Approaches to Play.
References.
