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
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