Play and STEM education in the early years : international policies and practices / Sue Dale Tunnicliffe, Teresa J. Kennedy, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale, editor.

Kennedy, Teresa J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching (Early childhood).

Science.

Technology--Study and teaching (Early childhood).

Technology.

Engineering--Study and teaching (Early childhood).

Engineering.

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Early childhood).

Mathematics.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 495 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.

Summary:

This edited book provides an overview of unstructured and structured play scenarios crucial to developing young children's awareness, interest, and ability to learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in informal and formal education environments. The key elements for developing future STEM capital, enabling children to use their intuitive critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, and promoting active citizenship and a scientifically literate workforce, begins in the early years as children learn through play, employing trial and error, and often investigating on their own. Forty-seven STEM experts come together from 16 countries (Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Finland, Germany, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Russia, Sweden, and the USA) and describe educational policies and experiences related to young learners 3-4 years of age, as well as students attending formal-nursery school, early primary school, and the early years classes post 5 years of age. The book is intended for parents seeking to provide STEM activities for their children at home and in playgroups, citizen scientists seeking guidance to provide children with quality educational activities, daycare practitioners providing educational structures for young children from birth to formal education, primary school teachers and preservice teachers seeking to teach preschool, kindergarten or children typically aged 5-8 years old in grades 1-3, as well as researchers and policy makers working in science didactics with small children.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Exploring the possibilities of STEM and Play in preschool years in England

Chapter 3: Psychology of children's play, imagination, creativity and playful pedagogies in early childhood education in Russia

Chapter 4: Play-based Learning as a Natural Teaching Strategy in the Jamaican Preschool Environment

Chapter 5: Preparing Early Years Practitioners in Mauritius

Chapter 6: The Finnish Approach to Early Years STEM Education

Chapter 7: Early STEM Implementation in PreK and Kindergarten in Mexico

Chapter 8: Bee-Bot Robots and Learning in the Play-based Behaviour of Preschool Children in Canada

Chapter 9: Changes in Young Children's Lives and Society through STEM Play in Japan

Chapter 10: Diverse STEM Interest Development Pathways in Early Childhood

Chapter 11: Play in Early Learning in Dioramas

Chapter 12: Engaging Children in Science Learning Through Outdoor Play

Chapter 13: GLOBE, STEM and Argentine Citizen Science: Collaborations in the Early Years through Outdoor Play in Nature

Chapter 14: Research in Israel: Does Constructional Play Improve Preschoolers' Engineering Habits of Mind?

Chapter 15: Fostering 6-year-olds Conceptual Knowledge of Gears with Guided Play in Germany

Chapter 16: Moving from Direct Teaching to Project-Based Learning in Pre-school Environments in Spain

Chapter 17: Play and Mathematics in an English Early Years Classrooms in England

Chapter 18: STEM in the Early Years in China

Chapter 19: STEM Integrated Play in Early Years: Policies and Practices in Pakistan

Chapter 20: Addressing Learner Variability Through Executive Function as a Preventive Measure for Early School Leaving in Malta

Chapter 21: Early Childhood Programming in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 22: Play, Science and Engineering in the Early Years in Australia

Chapter 23: Final Chapter: An overview what the contributions tell us.

Notes:

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 22, 2022).

ISBN:

9783030998301

3030998304

OCLC:

1331558111

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.