Rethinking play and pedagogy in early childhood education : concepts, contexts and cultures

Rogers, Sue, 1961- (Added Author).

Summary: This collection of articles looks at how play in the early years is valued as a means of learning. It addresses contemporary emerging issues regarding play and pedagogy. Includes information on play in other cultures. Academic in tone.

Record details

ISBN: 9780415480765 (pbk.)
Physical Description: viii, 170 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Play and pedagogy: a conflict of interests? -- It's about power: researching play, pedagogy and participation in the early years of school -- The challenge of play for early childhood educators -- 'We are hunters and gatherers of values': dramatic play, early childhood pedagogy, and the formation of ethical identities -- Revisiting Vygotskian perspectives on play and pedagogy -- Exploring culture, play, and early childhood education practice in African contexts -- Play and pedagogy framed within India's historical, socio-cultural and pedagogical context -- Learning through play in Hong Kong: policy or practice -- Meeting at the crossroad: postmodern pedagogy greets children's aesthetic play-culture -- Deconstructing the metaphysics of play theories: towards a pedagogy of play aesthetics -- Digital play in the classroom: a twenty-first century pedagogy? -- Taking play seriously.