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This timely second edition explores recent developments which strongly endorse play as an integral part of the curriculum. The content has been fully revised to reflect contemporary thinking about the role and value of play in early childhood and beyond. A key focus is the provision of a secure theoretical and practical grounding for developing a pedagogy of play.
This book enables practitioners to create unity between play, learning and teaching, and to improve the quality of children's learning. New material provided by practitioners has been added, to show how this unity can be successfully achieved.
Developing Play in the Curriculum
Developing Play in the Curriculum
The first four chapters have provided a detailed exploration of play, drawing on multi-theoretical perspectives. The following chapters focus on improving the quality of play in practice, while continuing to make connections between theory and practice. There is much useful theory and practical guidance from research studies, but what really matters in educational settings are the theories, values and beliefs of practitioners, and their ability to build their personal knowledge and understanding through observation, discussion, reflection and ongoing professional development. This chapter examines how practitioners can make informed choices about curriculum design and pedagogical approaches in their settings, based on sound theories and principles. The approaches advocated here respect some of the tenets of the ideological ...
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