Play, Learning and the Early Childhood Curriculum - Softcover

Wood, Elizabeth Ann; Attfield, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185396252X ISBN 13: 9781853962523

Publisher: Paul Chapman Educational Publishing, 1996

Synopsis

This book provides a detailed exploration of play, its relationship to learning, and how it can be integrated into the early childhood curriculum. The authors discuss recent theoretical perspectives and insights from research in the United Kingdom, United States and Europe. They suggest practical strategies for improving the quality of play through structuring play environments and experiences, and developing the teacher′s role.

Integrating perspectives from theory, research and practice, this book will be relevant to early childhood educators and students in school and pre-school settings.

About this title

About the Author:

Elizabeth Wood is Professor of Education at the University of Sheffield. She teaches on a range of post-graduate programmes and runs in-service courses for teachers and early years practitioners. She has worked on a number of collaborative research projects with teachers in early years and primary schools. Elizabeth co-directed two ESRC funded research projects with Neville Bennett: Reception Teachers′ Theories of Play (1995-97) and Progression and Continuity in the Early Years (1999-2000). She has authored books and articles based on her research interests in play, young children′s learning, early childhood pedagogy, equity and equality, policy critique and collaborative action research.

Review:

'Liz Wood has given us an essential, thoughtful and engaging book which contributes to the discourse of early years pedagogy. The book is a speculative work that offers ways of thinking and a fresh perspective about play by engaging with theory and practice as they are interrelated in the reality of early years pedagogy. This book situates play in the centre of early years pedagogy and deals with the debates around learning, curriculum, assessment and policy, not only through a lucid discussion of play, but also through highly effective and moving examples of play situations in practice'
-Dr Ioanna Palaiologou, The University of Hull

'Students find this book accesible and valuable for both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.'
-Lecturer's comments

'Liz Wood has given us an essential, thoughtful and engaging book which contributes to the discourse of early years pedagogy. The book is a speculative work that offers ways of thinking and a fresh perspective about play by engaging with theory and practice as they are interrelated in the reality of early years pedagogy. This book situates play in the centre of early years pedagogy and deals with the debates around learning, curriculum, assessment and policy, not only through a lucid discussion of play, but also through highly effective and moving examples of play situations in practice'
-Dr Ioanna Palaiologou, The University of Hull

'Students find this book accessible and valuable for both undergraduate and postgraduate levels'
-Lecturer's comments

'Liz Wood has given us an essential, thoughtful and engaging book which contributes to the discourse of early years pedagogy. The book is a speculative work that offers ways of thinking and a fresh perspective about play by engaging with theory and practice as they are interrelated in the reality of early years pedagogy. This book situates play in the centre of early years pedagogy and deals with the debates around learning, curriculum, assessment and policy, not only through a lucid discussion of play, but also through highly effective and moving examples of play situations in practice'
-Dr Ioanna Palaiologou, The University of Hull

About this edition

• Publisher: Paul Chapman Educational Publishing
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 185396252X
• ISBN 13: 9781853962523
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192