Exploring outdoor play in the early years / edited by Trisha Maynard and Jane Waters.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maynard, Trisha, editor.

Waters, Jane, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Outdoor education.

Early childhood education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 165 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berkshire, England : Open University Press : McGraw-Hill Education, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The aim of this text is to explore outdoor play in the early years focusing, in particular, on early years settings and young children aged 0 to 7 years.

Contents:

Introduction: Outdoor play in early years settings / Jane Waters, Trisha Maynard

Section 1 The case for outdoor play

1.Outdoor play and the early years tradition / Helen Tovey

2.What makes a good outdoor environment for young children? / Jan White, Helen Woolley

3.Exploring appropriate outdoor provision for babies and toddlers / Jan White

Section 2 Policy and practice in the UK

4.Supporting `child-initiated' activity in the outdoor environment / Trisha Maynard

5.Risky outdoor play: embracing uncertainty in pursuit of learning / Sue Waite, Valerie Huggins, Karen Wickett

6.Working with Forest Schools / Sara Knight

7.Getting the most out of outdoor spaces / Jane Waters

Section 3 International perspectives

8.Early years outdoor play in Scandinavia / Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter

9.Outdoor play in New Zealand centres: protecting, defending, extending / Alison Stephenson

10.Outdoor play in Australia / Shirley Wyver.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 20, 2014).

ISBN:

0-335-26339-9