Investigating play in the 21st century / edited by Dorothy Justus Sluss, Olga S. Jarrett.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sluss, Dorothy Justus.

Jarrett, Olga Seastrom, 1940-

Series:

Play & culture studies ; v. 7.

Play & culture studies ; v. 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Play.

Play environments.

Educational games.

Physical Description:

xviii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2007]

Summary:

The Association for the Study of Play (ASP) is the sponsor of the seventh volume in the Play & Culture Studies Series. The ASP is a professional group of researchers who study play.

The purpose of this series is to advance knowledge about play and culture. Volume seven presents current theoretical and empirical research on play and culture from a variety of disciplines including psychology, education, and sociology. The book begins with an overview of the twentieth century and moves from conceptualizing play to significant and timely topics, such as the relationship between play and literacy. Applications to practice and policy implications are presented and include play with action figures; playgrounds; play as an integral part of the human experience; and the value of play with books for toddlers. Research activity and interests of contemporary play scholars are highlighted and discussed in relation to projected problems and needs facing us as we enter the new millennium, such as childhood obesity; play as a venue for social interaction; and play as a method of developing skill for interaction at the local and national levels as adults.

Contents:

Genesis and evolution of American play and playgrounds / Joe L. Frost

The promise of sociology for play studies / Thomas Henricks

Children's play in the journal, Young children: an analysis of how it is portrayed and why it is valued / David Kuschner

Playful companions for motherless monkeys / Peggy O'Neill-Wagner

What young children say about play at school: United States and Australian comparisons / Sue Dockett, Alice Meckley

Teachers' and parents' attitudes about play and learning in Taiwanese kindergartens / James E. Johnson, Pei-Yu Chang

Playfulness among Swedish and Japanese children: a comparative study / Satomi Taylor, Cosby Steele Rogers, Tetsuya Ogawa, Ingrid Promling Samuelsson, Anita VanBrackle, Arleen Dodd

Playgrounds and children's play supply in 14 districts of Northeastern Portugal

Beatriz Pereira, Paula Malta, Hugo Laranjerio

Playground safety in Brazil / Francis Wardle

Play and creativity: the role of the intersubjective adult / Deborah W. Tegano, James D. Moran

The role of fun, playfulness, and creativity in science: lessons from geoscientists / Olga S. Jarrett, Pamela Burnley

Storybook time and free play: playing with books / Laurelle Phillips

Effects of environmental print games and play props on young children's print recognition / James Christie, Billie Enz, Myae Han, Jennifer Pryor, Maureen Gerard

Communicative actions and language narratives in preschoolers' play with "talking" and "non-talking" rescue heroes / Doris Bergen

Toy libraries, play, and play materials / Margie I. Mayfield

"Hey, no fair:" young children's perceptions of cheating during play / Robyn M. Holmes, Jennifer M. Valentino-McCarthy, Susan L. Schmidt

Clinical approaches to achieving positive environments with suicidal aboriginal adolescents: play and culturally sensitive considerations / Melanie S. MacNeil

Role-play on parade: child, costume, and ceremonial exchange at Halloween / Cindy Dell Clark.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780761836407

0761836403

OCLC:

154691530