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The Excellence of Play
Paperback Edition: 4
Play as a powerful learning and teaching experience remains key to effective early childhood education. Retaining its popular approach and style, this new edition reflects the contemporary context of early childhood education and care as well emerging research on young children's development.
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The emphasis remains firmly
on demonstrating the excellence of play and its contribution to children's overall learning and development in the early years, and the role of adults in promoting inspirational playful pedagogies. It offers new coverage on topics such as brain development, gender, babies play, cultural diversity and inclusion, children as researchers, new technologies, outdoor play and international dimensions. This is a must-read book for all students studying early childhood at a range of levels and practitioners who are looking to deepen their understanding of play and playful practices.
Pages : 384
Publisher : Open University Press
Publication date : 2015-02-16
Subjects: Non-fiction, Education / Language / ESOL, Education, Early Childhood Education