Play, Learning and the Early Childhood Curriculum
- Elizabeth Wood - University of Sheffield, UK
The new edition includes coverage of:
- play in education policies; UK and international perspectives
- working with parents
- social and cultural diversity
- children with special educational needs and disabilities
- outdoor play
Each chapter includes case studies provided by practitioners, along with questions and tasks to promote critical engagement and reflection on key issues and debates.
This book is for students on Childhood Studies courses and those on Initial Teacher Education and Masters programmes in early childhood and primary education. Experienced practitioners on CPD courses will also find it useful.
Excellent text and content with clear links between theory and practice. Interesting reading that prompts students to consider play learning and the curriculum in the wider context. Practical examples encourage discussion and further development. A great text to support both FE and HE students
A useful book across a range of units for the Early Years Education course. It offers some alternative perspectives.
Useful text to develop student's understanding of the role of play
An excellent text that I will recommend to all my students who have an interest in Play.
We like a higher academic level.
This inspiring text enables both the student and novice practitioners,experienced researchers and educators alike to access contemporary discourses about play and learning at their individual level.
The powerful influences of historical and current culture in play is explored and challenges how pedagogy and play may need to be reviewed and transformed towards a more integrated framework in practice. This is contextualised effectively for applications to practice through the case studies underpinned by extensive theoretical perspectives running throughout the text for critical evaluation.
Excellent text and content with clear links between theory and practice. Interesting reading that prompts students to consider play learning and the curriculum in the wider context. Practical examples encourage discussion and further development. A great read.
Explians the early childhood curriculum in understandable terms, a must have read for all early yaers education students.
An valuable new edition of this excellent text.
The incorporation of play, teaching and learning as well as international perspectives means that this publication supports more than one module of our Professional Practice in Early Years Foundation Degree. Its approach helps the student to consider the wider perspectives of early years curriculum development.
