Forming Ethical Identities in Early Childhood Play

Zusatztext '[This book] is a welcome addition to the literatures on play! moral development! and postmodern theorizing in early childhood education ... It is a terrific example of postmodern scholarship that does not sacrifice complexity for clarify and readability.' - J. Amos Hatch! University of Tennessee'This book is designed to provoke thought ... it dislocates itself from traditional approaches and subverts the language of play.' - Tina Bruce! Roehampton University'An extraordinary theoretical tour de force.' - Maureen Kendrick! University of British Columbia"In this thoughtful! stimulating analysis of the ethical dimensions of children's play! Edmiston argues for the value of mythic play! in which children confront issues of good and evil by enacting heroes and villains of classic and contemporary tales." - CHOICE! September 2008! Vol. 45 No. 11 Informationen zum Autor Brian Edmiston Klappentext Through compelling examples, Brian Edmiston presents the case for why and how adults should play with young children to create with them a 'workshop for life'. Zusammenfassung Through compelling examples, Brian Edmiston presents the case for why and how adults should play with young children to create with them a 'workshop for life'. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Ethics in Play 2. Mythic and Everyday Play 3. Playing with Possible Selves and Identities 4. Co-Authoring Ethical Selves and Identities 5. Play as Ethical Pedagogy

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• Authors: Brian (Ohio State University Edmiston, Brian (The Ohio State University Edmiston, Edmiston Brian, Brian Edmiston
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 17.01.2008
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9780415435475
• ISBN: 978-0-415-43547-5
• Pages: 224
• Dimensions (packing): 14.6 x 22.2 x 1.9 cm
• Series: Contesting Early Childhood
• Subjects: World, Darth Vader, EDUCATION / General, Adult, Peter Rabbit, Mary Poppins, Narrative, EDUCATION / Research, Theory, Vader, Darth, Zoë, Philosophy & theory of education, Obi Wan Kenobi, Philosophy and theory of education, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten, pretend, Young Men, Dr jekyll, star wars universe, Vice Versa, Mr., pretend play, dark side, Character Education Movement, Adult Social Roles, ethical pedagogy, mythic narratives, Infant Toddler Centres, Jedi Warrior, Heuristic Devices, Mythic Worlds, Early Childcare Settings, Base Level Experiences, Socio-cultural Identities, bakhtins, Ethical Identity