Play, Exploration and Learning : A Natural History of the Pre-school

著者名：Hutt, S. John/Tyler, Stephen/Hutt, Corinne/Christopherson, Helen

Routledge（2022/11/21発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9781032349886
• eISBN：9781000778274

Description

Originally published in 1989, Play, Exploration and Learning was a valuable contribution to the evaluation of nursery practice in Britain at the time, this ‘natural history’ of the activities of children and caring adults presents a comparative study of four types of provision for the under-fives: nursery schools, nursery classes, playgroups and day nurseries. All four types of provision are seen as happy, busy, caring environments, but they vary greatly in terms of staffing levels, training and material provision.

The authors look at the ‘play’ of three- to five-year-old children and the activities of the adults who care for them. They examine in detail children’s choices of materials and their use of them, with special attention given to the way language is used by both children and adults during play. They also describe adults’ expectations of the various provisions and the values of the activities pursued in them. Of special interest is the emphasis placed by adults upon fantasy play, and the often large discrepancy between expectation and practice. Also covered are the difference in the play activities of part-time and full-time nursery school children, and the transition from pre-school to first school.

The book will still be of historical interest to pre-school practitioners, to developmental psychologists and to educational administrators.

Table of Contents

Preface.  Part 1: The Pre-school Context  1. Pre-school Experience: Assumptions and Research  2. The Context of the Study  3. The Aims and Objectives of Pre-school Provision  Part 2: What Happens in Different Pre-school Provisions?  4. Adults’ Activities in Pre-school  5. Children’s Activities in Pre-school  6. Use of Materials  7. Fantasy Play  8. Attention and Choice of Activity  9. Use of Language  10. Adjustment of New Children  11. Part-time and Full-time Pre-school Attendance  Part 3: What Do Children Learn from Pre-school?  12. Intervening in Fantasy Play  13. Play and Learning  14. From Nursery to Reception Class  Part 4: The Findings and Implications of the Study  15. Summary of Findings  16. Some Implications of this Study.  Appendices.  References.  Author Index.  Subject Index.