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Beschreibung
This textbook brings together all aspects of play in one place. Covering a wide range of types of play, play pioneers and their theories, play environments, and how play relates to young children’s learning and development, chapters also explores the specificities and challenges of working with young children.
This textbook brings together all aspects of play in one place. Covering a wide range of types of play, play pioneers and their theories, play environments, and how play relates to young children’s learning and development, chapters also explores the specificities and challenges of working with young children.
Über den Autor

Jane Waters-Davies is an Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Originally a teacher in London, she has worked in higher education in Wales for over 25 years, leading programmes in Early Childhood Studies, and Initial Teacher Education and Doctorate in Education. Jane is now involved in research, works with postgraduate research students in the field of education, and sits on the Welsh Government advisory panel for early years. Her doctorate explored the affordances for interaction and child agency in the outdoor and indoor spaces of the early years at school. Her research interests lie in young children's participation, play and learning, outdoor play and early concept development, and the professional education of those working with young children. She is passionate about the importance of early childhood educators understanding the complexities of their professional role, being able to advocate for playful learning on behalf of children, and being respected for the tremendous work they do.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I: What Is Play?
1. What is play? - Natalie MacDonald
2. Children's Right to Play - Jane Waters-Davies
3. Types of Play - Allison Rees-Edwards
4. Play Pioneers and their Legacy - Alison Murphy
5. Contemporary Playful Pedagogies - Lauren Whale and Louise Atkins
Part II: Why Is Play Important?
6. Play, Learning, and Development - Natalie Canning and Angela Rekers
7. Play, Early Language and Communication - Amanda Bateman
8. Play, Creativity and Well-Being - Charlotte Greenway and Laura Hutchings
9. Observation and Assessment of Play - Tereza Aidonopoulou-Read
10. Planning for Play - Karen Boardman and Jennie Swift
Part III: Where Does Play Happen?
11. Enabling Environments: Indoors and Out - Jennie Clement
12. Outdoor Play - Glenda Tinney
13. Play in the Digital World: Beyond the Binary Logic - Pekka Mertala and Daara Salomaa
14. The Place of Play in the Early Years Curricula of the UK - Carys Jennings
15. The Role of the Adult in Supporting Play - Angela Rekers and Mel McCree
16. Play and Inclusion - Nanna Ryder and Charlotte Greenway
17. Intergenerational Play - Maragret Kernan, Giulia Cortellesi, and Mariana Palazuelos
Part IV: International Perspectives
18. Cultural Framing of Expectations for Play - Angela Rekers and Jane Waters-Davies
19. Play in Extremis - Debra Laxton, Linda Cooper, and Sarah Ndlovu
20. Playful Learning around the World - Sarah Chicken and Sarah Whitehouse
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Fachbereich: Kindergarten & Vorschulpädagogik
Genre: Erziehung & Bildung, Importe
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781036209636
ISBN-10: 1036209636
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Waters-Davies, Jane
Auflage: 2. Auflage
Hersteller: SAGE Publications Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 246 x 189 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Jane Waters-Davies
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.05.2026
Gewicht: 0,611 kg
Artikel-ID: 135351162

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