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With research breakthroughs and case histories the authors reveal how intellectual and physical play is the ultimate engine of transforming education -- the key to giving our children the well-being, happiness, and skills they need to thrive in the 21st century.
List of contents
- Foreword
- 1: The Coming Golden Age of Childhood
- 2: A Tale of Two Fathers
- 3: The Learning Power of Play
- 4: The GERM that Kills Play
- 5: An American Tragedy: The Death of Recess
- 6: The Global War on Play
- 7: The Great Play Experiments
- 8: Play in the Schools of Tomorrow
- 9: The Global Play Summit
- Appendices
- 1: The Declaration of Play - Call to Halt the War on Childhood
- 2: The Play Stages of a Child's School Life
- 3: 7 Steps to Help Children and Schools Thrive
- 4: Play Recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics
About the author
Pasi Sahlberg is Professor of Education Policy at Gonski Institute for Education, University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He is a Finnish educator who has studied education systems around the world. His work on learning through play has brought him the 2013 Grawemeyer Award, the 2014 Robert Owen Award, and the 2016 Lego Prize. His interests include teaching and learning in school, teacher education, and equity and quality of education. Former Senior Specialist at World Bank, Director General of the Ministry of Education in Finland, and Visiting Professor at Harvard University, he now lives with his family in Sydney.
William Doyle is a New York Times bestselling author and TV producer for networks including HBO, The History Channel, and PBS. Since 2015 he has served as Fulbright Scholar, Scholar in Residence and Lecturer on Media and Education at University of Eastern Finland, a Rockefeller Foundation Resident Fellow, and advisor to the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland.
Summary
With research breakthroughs and case histories the authors reveal how intellectual and physical play is the ultimate engine of transforming education -- the key to giving our children the well-being, happiness, and skills they need to thrive in the 21st century.
