Rethinking Play as Pedagogy

Name: Rethinking Play as Pedagogy
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Rethinking Play as PedagogyAuthor(s): Sophie Alcock, Nicola Stobbs\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138319219, 978-1138319219\nSynopsis\nThe conceptualisation and practice of play is considered core to early childhood pedagogy. In this essential text, contributors from a range of countries and cultures explore how play might be defined, encouraged and interpreted in early childhood settings and practice.\n\nRethinking Play as Pedagogy provides a fresh perspective of play as a purposeful pedagogy offering multi-layered opportunities for learning and development. Written to provoke group discussion and extend thinking, opportunities for international comparison, points for reflection and editorial provocations, this volume will help students engage critically with a variety of understandings of play, and diverse approaches to harnessing childrens natural propensity to play. Considering the role of the learning envi.