Understanding young children's learning through play : building playful pedagogies / Pat Broadhead, Andy Burt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Broadhead, Pat, 1951-

Contributor:

Burt, Andy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Play.

Early childhood education.

Early childhood education--Parent participation.

Physical Description:

170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

"This timely and accessible text successfully introduces, theorises and practically applies emerging ideas which now increasingly underpin early years practice, that of 'playful learning' and 'playful pedagogies'. By drawing upon observation, interviews and filmed material in their study of play environments, Pat Broadhead and Andy Burt offer accessible insights into key theories as well bringing together their wealth of skills and knowledge to provide numerous ideas for practical application in classroom or early years settings. In both indoor and outdoor environments, the text explores 'open-ended role play', (or 'the whatever you want it to be place') and illustrates how themes in children's play reflect their interests, experiences, knowledge gained at home and cultural heritage. By showing how children become familiar and skilful within open-ended play environments, the authors have seen the children's co-operative skills develop over time as they become connected communities of learners. This book also demonstrates how interested parents can become when involved in playful learning. Parents' knowledge and understanding, alongside that of the educators', helps to build a bridge between home and school that makes playful learning a universally understood experience by all adults involved with the child. This insightful text will be of interest to students of early years education, early years practitioners, and researchers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 The background to the book: the school, the research and recent developments in policy and theory 7

2 Resourcing and developing playful learning environments:the outdoor area 23

3 Becoming oneself as a playful being and the growth of identity: looking outdoors and indoors 47

4 Participating in playful pedagogies: adults as creative planners and players 72

5 The pedagogies of risk and the value of conflict 99

6 From the 'new child' to the 'master player': playful progression from child-initiated activities 121

7 Understanding the power, the possibilities and the challenges of the 'whatever you want it to be place' within the early years 140.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415614276

0415614279

9780415614283

0415614287

9780203156346

020315634X

OCLC:

703208386