The Excellence of Play

4. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-335-26418-6
Verlag: Open University Press

Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 601 g

Play as a powerful learning and teaching experience remainskey to effective early childhood education. Retaining its popular approach and style, this new edition reflects the contemporary context of early childhood education and care as well emerging research on young children's development.The emphasis remains firmly on demonstrating the excellenceof play and its contribution to children's overall learning and development in the early years, and the role of adults in promoting inspirational playful pedagogies.It offers new coverage on topics such as brain development, gender, babies’ play, cultural diversity and inclusion, children as researchers, new technologies, outdoor play and international dimensions.Key features include:

- A chapter overview giving a brief outline of aims and purpose

- Lively and meaningful cameos to help bring the themes andissues to life

- Content drawing on the cameos to help link research, theory and practice

- Reflective questions to raise awareness of, and reflection on, the issues raised

- Useful websites and further readingThis is a must-read book for all students studying early childhood at a range of levels and practitioners who are looking to deepen their understanding of play and playful practices."Janet Moyles's 'The Excellence of Play' has become a corner-stone of Early Childhood Education and Care. Please, please someone, make this book compulsory reading for MPs and policy wonks."
Tricia David, Emeritus Professor, Canterbury Christ Church University "'The Excellence of Play' is now in its 4th edition and this is testimony to how thought-provoking an edited collection it continues to be. This much anticipated new edition does not disappoint:in summary, this book is a valuable contribution to the field of Early Childhood Studies and should be considered essential reading for students and practitioners alike."
Dr. Deborah Albon, London Metropolitan University "This new edition of a classic text offers encouragement as well as information to all working with young children and their families. It provides grounded evidence for the importance of play, spelling out the complex but crucial contribution it makes to self-regulation, motivation and well-being, which are under threat in current conditions. Readers will be equipped to affirm and disseminate the importance of ensuring that future generations benefit from meaningful play."Wendy Scott, President TACTYC"The book's contributors do justice to the delights, complexities, puzzles and imponderables of play and make a powerful case against the undue "schoolification" of childhood and for the "playification" of schooling."
Colin Richards HMI(retired) Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Cumbria

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moyles, Janet

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: Play is fundamental
1. Play and the legislated curriculum by Angela Anning

2. Starting with play: taking play seriously by Janet Moyles

3. Brain development and play by Celia O'Donovan and Val Melnyczuk

4. Play with children from diverse cultures by Karen Barr and Penny Borkett

5. Reconfiguring play: material feminist possibilities to reimagine gender in early childhood by Jayne Osgood PART 2: Play is learning
6. Babies as musicians, artists and scientists by Peter Elfer

7. Hunting and gathering: two distinct forms of learning from play by Rod Parker-Rees

8. Play beyond the Foundation Stage: play, self-regulation and narrative skills by David Whitebread, Helen Jameson and Marisol Basilio

9. Friendship, culture and playful learning in early childhood education by Pat Broadhead and Liz Chesworth

10. Young Children as Researchers in Play by Jane Murray Part 3: Playful pedagogies

11. Re-establishing early years practitioners as play professionals by Justine Howard and Pete King

12. Permission to Play by Kathy Goouch

13. Developing play pedagogy through critically reflective practice Sue Rogers and Chris Brown

14. Work or play: How children learn to read the signals about activity type in today's early years provision by Jan Georgeson and Jane Payler

15. Personalising Transitions: How play can help 'newly-arrived children' settle into school by Hilary Fabian and Aline-Wendy Dunlop Part 4: Playful curricula

16. Creative representation: Young children developing flexibility of thinking as they engage playfully with media and materials by Kathy Ring

17. In tune with play by Linda Pound

18. Adventurous Play Outdoors by Helen Tovey

19. Playful explorations and new technologies by Nicola Yelland

20. Mathematics and the ecology of pretend play by Maulfry Worthington

21. Play, Literacy and Language Learning by Helen Bradford

22. Children's fantasy role play – why adults should join in by Neil Kitson Part 5: Play is universal

23. Play and the achievement of potential by Karen Barr and Lynne Truelove

24. International dimensions of play and transitions by Sally Peters Endpiece: by Tina Bruce

Über Autor(innen)

Moyles, Janet
Janet Moyles is Emeritus Professor of Education at Anglia Ruskin University and an early years/primary specialist and consultant, particularly in the areas of play, learning and practitioner research. Her books include Just Playing?, The Excellence of Play, Interactive Teaching in the Primary School; Images of Violence and Effective Leadership and Management in the Early Years.

Janet Moyles is Professor Emerita at Anglia Ruskin University. She is a qualified nursery/early years teacher and has held a variety of roles including headteacher, lecturer and researcher. List of contributors: Dr. Angela Anning University of Leeds Karen Barr Sheffield Hallam University Marisol Basilio University of Cambridge Helen Bradford University of Cambridge Dr. Pat Broadhead Leeds Metropolitan University Dr. Chris Brown Institute of Education, London Professor Tina Bruce University of Roehampton Penny Borkett Sheffield Hallam University Liz Chesworth Leeds Metropolitan University Dr. Aline-Wendy Dunlop University of Strathclyde Dr. Peter Elfer University of Roehampton Dr. Hilary Fabian Teacher Dr. Jan Georgeson Plymouth University Dr. Kathy Goouch Canterbury Christ Church University Dr. Justine Howard Swansea University Helen Jameson Teacher Dr. Peter King Swansea University Neil Kitson Warwick University Val Melnyczuk Open University Dr. Jane Murray University of Northampton Dr. Celia O'Donovan Lecturer, researcher, trainer and inspector Dr. Jayne Osgood London Metropolitan University Rod Parker-Rees Plymouth University Dr. Jayne Payler University of Winchester Dr. Sally Peters University of Waikato Linda Pound Early years consultant, trainer and writer Dr. Kathy Ring York St. John University and independent consultant Dr. Sue Rogers Institute of Education, London Dr. Helen Tovey University of Roehampton Lynne Truelove Sheffield Hallam University Dr. David Whitebread University of Cambridge Dr. Elizabeth Wood University of Sheffield Maulfry Worthington VU University, Amsterdam Dr. Nicola Yelland Victoria University, Melbourne