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Zusatztext "The critical importance of play in early childhood development of children has long been acknowledged but can often be a struggle to defend given the pressures on early childhood in the 21st century. This handbook from a well-respected and diverse group of scholars and practitioners is both timely and enormously helpful to those in the field who are attempting to promote the importance of play in their professional work with parents and young children. They each bring their diverse research and development experience together and attempt the courageous joint act of producing an integrated and unifying play theory. Individually each chapter provides an insight into reflective and dialogic research and practice! but collectively they stand as a model of critical thinking and theory making for practice. As such this handbook should be required reading for students and scholars engaged in early childhood studies! and all practitioner teams aiming to develop excellence in their play practice." - Professor Chris Pascal! Director! Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC)"The Routledge Handbook of Early Childhood Play is a very timely and impressive volume. The current resurgence in interest in children's play is both multi-disciplinary and increasingly cross-cultural! and this book represents this new flourishing in both these dimensions. At the same time! the central significance of play within early childhood development! which is finally beginning to be taken on board by the wider research community! is marvellously exemplified is many of the 28 chapters. This book needs to be on the shelf of every serious student of early child development." - Dr. David Whitebread! Director! Centre for Research on Play in Education! Development and Learning (PEDAL)! University of Cambridge Informationen zum Autor Tina Bruce was formerly Director of the Centre for Early Childhood Education, University of Roehampton. She has a long and distinguished publishing career and was co-ordinator of the Early Years Ministerial Advisory Group for ten years, contributing to the 'Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage', 'Birth to Three matters', and the English Early Years Foundation Stage. Pentti Hakkarainen is Professor of the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences. Milda Bredikyte is Associated Professor of the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology and a coordinator of research and teaching activities of the Play Research Laboratory at the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences. Klappentext Are children playing less, or is play changing with the inventions of technology? Should the emphasis be that children need to play because it is fun? Or is the most important thing about play its moral dimension, and its role in the development and learning of a child? This unique handbook explores these issues and many more, with contributors from all over the world and is unique in bringing together the latest research and practice which focuses on play, from truly global perspectives. Zusammenfassung Historical changes in play are taking place in childhood all over the world, with the digitalisation of children’s lives. Researchers are worried about the disappearance of advanced forms of play and the prioritization of time spent with loving adults, supporting play with babies and toddlers. At the same time, our understanding about the crucial importance of individual development is becoming clearer. The Routledge International Handbook of Early Childhood Play explores these issues and more. It proposes the importance of adult participation in play, as adult guidance brings the possibility of moral, cultural and symbolic elements to children’s play, and enhances the educational opportunities in adult-child joint play. The book also examines the aesthetic dimension of play and...
