TY - BOOK
T1 - Play
T2 - a theory of learning and change
A2 - Brabazon, Tara
N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This book examines the question of why ‘play’ is a happy and benevolent verb in childhood, yet a subjective label of behaviour in adulthood. It studies the transformation of the positively labelled term ‘child’s play’, used to refer to our early years, into an aberrance or deviation from normal social relationships in later life, when we speak of playing up or playing around. It answers the question by proposing play as a theory of learning, an ideology that circumscribes behaviour, and a way of thinking. Written by scholars of early childhood through to further and higher education, the book presents research on play enacted in a way that arches beyond the specificity of age groups or predictive, normative patterns. It is international in its focus, moving beyond insular, inward and parochial educational standards and limitations in one city, province, state or nation. Finally, it demonstrates the value of play to educational policy and theories of learning.
AB - This book examines the question of why ‘play’ is a happy and benevolent verb in childhood, yet a subjective label of behaviour in adulthood. It studies the transformation of the positively labelled term ‘child’s play’, used to refer to our early years, into an aberrance or deviation from normal social relationships in later life, when we speak of playing up or playing around. It answers the question by proposing play as a theory of learning, an ideology that circumscribes behaviour, and a way of thinking. Written by scholars of early childhood through to further and higher education, the book presents research on play enacted in a way that arches beyond the specificity of age groups or predictive, normative patterns. It is international in its focus, moving beyond insular, inward and parochial educational standards and limitations in one city, province, state or nation. Finally, it demonstrates the value of play to educational policy and theories of learning.
KW - Changing practice in teacher education
KW - Child's play
KW - Connection between play and decolonization
KW - Cross-cultural playing field
KW - Digital story-telling software
KW - Early childhood physical activity
KW - Exploratory and constructive play
KW - International initiatives in school leadership
KW - Play between academic staff
KW - Teacher candidates and children
KW - Play in early childhood education
KW - Pre-service teachers and Aboriginal students
KW - The impact of playing with pedagogy
KW - The value of outdoor play
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-25549-1
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-25549-1
M3 - Edited book
SN - 9783319255477
BT - Play
PB - Springer International Publishing
CY - Cham, Switzerland
ER -