Scholarly Snapshots - The Importance of Child Play As a Human Right

Within this book, you will read content from familiar theorists and, hopefully, discover new ways of thinking about play.

List of contents

Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Friedrich Froebel 1782-1852Mary Ruth Moore
John Dewey 1859-1952LaDonna Atkins
Maria Montessori 1870-1952Josh Thompson
Johan Huizinga 1872-1945Vivien L. Geneser & David J. Akpata
Arnold Gesell 1880-1961Marcy Guddemi
Margaret Naumburg 1890-1983Blythe Hinitz, Jeroen Staring, & Jerry Aldridge
Jean Piaget 1896-1980Olga Jarrett
Lev Vygotsky 1896-1934Joanna Cemore Brigden
Urie Bronfenbrenner 1917-2005Debra Lawrence
Sara Smilansky 1922-2016Karen Walker & Shelley B. Harris
Brian Sutton-Smith 1924-2015Walter Drew
Vivian Paley 1929-2019Debora Wisneski
Joe L. Frost 1933-2020John Sutterby
Louise Derman-Sparks 1940-
Katie Kenya Wolff
Olivia Saracho 1942-Edith Esparza & Matilde A. Sarmiento
Valora Washington 1953-Vivien L. Geneser & Jerletha McDonald
Article 31D. Reece Wilson
About the Contributors

About the author

Steve A. Banno, Jr. is an award-winning social studies educator and creator of the widely-popular high school course exploring the science of happiness, kindness, and altruism, which he has taught over his twenty-five-year career. He lives near Cape Cod, Massachusetts with his wife, son and their dog.

Summary

Within this book, you will read content from familiar theorists and, hopefully, discover new ways of thinking about play.

Product details

• Authors: Vivien L. Geneser
• Assisted by: Vivien L. Geneser (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781475843194
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-4319-4
• No. of pages: 170
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Kindergarten and pre-school education; EDUCATION / Parent Participation, EDUCATION / Student Life & Student Affairs, Organization & management of education, Educational strategies & policy, Educational administration & organization, Early childhood care & education, Student life, Advice on education, Pre-school & kindergarten, Early childhood care and education, Students & Student Organisations