Play and Child Development
Published on 24. August 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
570 pages
978-0-13-685603-0 (ISBN)
Description
Appropriate for upper division undergraduate and graduate courses on play and courses related to play, child development, and early childhood education.
The developmental range covered is infancy to adolescence. The text offers a comprehensive study of play, including play therapy, disabilities, anthropology of play, and play environments not included in other texts. The book also provides current perspectives on culture and gender differences in play through a blend of research, theory, and practical applications.
The developmental range covered is infancy to adolescence. The text offers a comprehensive study of play, including play therapy, disabilities, anthropology of play, and play environments not included in other texts. The book also provides current perspectives on culture and gender differences in play through a blend of research, theory, and practical applications.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
1000 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-685603-0 (9780136856030)
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Other editions
New editions
Joe L. Frost | Sue C. Wortham | Stuart C. Reifel
Play and Child Development
Book
06/2004
2nd Edition
Pearson
€47.11
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Content
1. Play's History: Ideas, Beliefs, and Activities.
2. Theory as Lenses on Children's Play.
3. Neuroscience, Play Deprivation, and Pay-for-Play.
4. Play: Infants and Toddlers.
5. Play in the Preschool Years.
6. Play and the School-Age Child.
7. Culture and Gender in Play.
8. Play and the Curriculum.
9. Play and Children with Disabilities.
10. Introduction to Play Therapy.
11. Creating Play Environments.
12. Child Safety in Public Places.
13. Play Leadership in American and European Playgrounds.
Appendix.
Name Index
Subject Index
2. Theory as Lenses on Children's Play.
3. Neuroscience, Play Deprivation, and Pay-for-Play.
4. Play: Infants and Toddlers.
5. Play in the Preschool Years.
6. Play and the School-Age Child.
7. Culture and Gender in Play.
8. Play and the Curriculum.
9. Play and Children with Disabilities.
10. Introduction to Play Therapy.
11. Creating Play Environments.
12. Child Safety in Public Places.
13. Play Leadership in American and European Playgrounds.
Appendix.
Name Index
Subject Index