Investigating Play in the 21st Century
Play & Culture Studies, Volume 7
7th Edition
Published on 21. September 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
324 pages
978-0-7618-3640-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Association for the Study of Play (ASP) is the sponsor of the seventh volume in the Play and 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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
Exceptional issue. This publication not only has something for everyone (academics, educators, parents, communities, agencies and players) but the practical and theoretical contributions are timely, informative, and sometimes fundamental. Not since Albert Ellis (1973) have so many models for explaining play's role been represented in one publication.... Readers will not be disappointed in this work. Sluss and Jarrett have compiled a masterpiece, and they should be congratulated for so capably advancing our scholarly interests in play. -- Anne Marie Guilmette * American Journal of Play *More details
Series
Edition
7. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Product notice
Flexible plastic/vinyl cover
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
562 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-3640-7 (9780761836407)
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Persons
Dorothy Justus Sluss is the Associate Dean of Teacher Education and Professional Services in the School of Education at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Her research interests include constructivism, early childhood education, teacher education, and play. She has been published in Young Children; Childhood Education; the Journal of Research in Childhood Education; and has recently published Supporting Play: Birth to Age Eight.
Olga Jarrett is Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at Georgia State University in Atlanta where she teaches child development, science teaching methods, and action research for an urban alternative certification masters program. Her research interests are: role of play in science, role of teachers in the play of children, recess, and bullying. Her research has been published in such journals as: Developmental Psychology; School Science and Mathematics; Journal of Elementary Science Education, Journal of Geoscience Education, and Journal of Educational Research. She is the past president of The Association for the Study of Play and secretary of the American Association for the Child's Right to Play (IPAUSA).
Olga Jarrett is Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at Georgia State University in Atlanta where she teaches child development, science teaching methods, and action research for an urban alternative certification masters program. Her research interests are: role of play in science, role of teachers in the play of children, recess, and bullying. Her research has been published in such journals as: Developmental Psychology; School Science and Mathematics; Journal of Elementary Science Education, Journal of Geoscience Education, and Journal of Educational Research. She is the past president of The Association for the Study of Play and secretary of the American Association for the Child's Right to Play (IPAUSA).
Content
Part 1 Foreword
Part 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction
Part 4 Part I: Conceptualizing Play
Chapter 5 Genesis and Evolution of American Play and Playgrounds
Chapter 6 The Promise of Sociology for Play Studies
Chapter 7 Children's Play in the Journal, Young Children: An Analysis of How It Is Portrayed and Why It Is Valued
Part 8 Comparative and Cross-Cultural Research
Chapter 9 Playful Companions for Motherless Monkeys
Chapter 10 What Young Children Say about Play at School: United States and Australian Comparisons
Chapter 11 Teachers' and Parents' Attitudes about Play and Learning in Taiwanese Kindergartens
Chapter 12 Playfulness among Swedish and Japanese Children: A Comparative Study
Chapter 13 Playgrounds and Children's Play Supply in Fourteen Districts of Northeastern Portugal
Chapter 14 Playground Safety in Brazil
Part 15 Part III: Playfulness, Creativity, and Science
Chapter 16 Play and Creativity: The Role of the Intersubjective Adult
Chapter 17 The Role of Fun, Playfulness, and Creativity in Science: Lessons from Geoscientists
Part 18 Part IV: Play, Communication, and Literacy
Chapter 19 Storybook Time and Free Play: Playing with Books
Chapter 20 Effects of Environmental Print Games and Play Props on Young Children's Print Recognition
Chapter 21 Communicative Actions and Language Narratives in Preschoolers' Play with "Talking" and "Non-Talking" Rescue Heroes
Part 22 Part V: Play across Space and Time
Chapter 23 Toy Libraries, Play, and Play Materials
Chapter 24 "Hey, no fair": Young Children's Perceptions of Cheating during Play
Chapter 25 Clincial Approaches to Achieving Positive Environments with Suicidal Aboriginal Adolescents: Play and Culturally Sensitive Considerations
Chapter 26 Role-Play on Parade: Child, Costume, and Ceremonial Exchange at Halloween
Part 27 Epilogue
Chapter 28 Contextualizing Play Investigations in the 21st Century
Part 29 Index
Part 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction
Part 4 Part I: Conceptualizing Play
Chapter 5 Genesis and Evolution of American Play and Playgrounds
Chapter 6 The Promise of Sociology for Play Studies
Chapter 7 Children's Play in the Journal, Young Children: An Analysis of How It Is Portrayed and Why It Is Valued
Part 8 Comparative and Cross-Cultural Research
Chapter 9 Playful Companions for Motherless Monkeys
Chapter 10 What Young Children Say about Play at School: United States and Australian Comparisons
Chapter 11 Teachers' and Parents' Attitudes about Play and Learning in Taiwanese Kindergartens
Chapter 12 Playfulness among Swedish and Japanese Children: A Comparative Study
Chapter 13 Playgrounds and Children's Play Supply in Fourteen Districts of Northeastern Portugal
Chapter 14 Playground Safety in Brazil
Part 15 Part III: Playfulness, Creativity, and Science
Chapter 16 Play and Creativity: The Role of the Intersubjective Adult
Chapter 17 The Role of Fun, Playfulness, and Creativity in Science: Lessons from Geoscientists
Part 18 Part IV: Play, Communication, and Literacy
Chapter 19 Storybook Time and Free Play: Playing with Books
Chapter 20 Effects of Environmental Print Games and Play Props on Young Children's Print Recognition
Chapter 21 Communicative Actions and Language Narratives in Preschoolers' Play with "Talking" and "Non-Talking" Rescue Heroes
Part 22 Part V: Play across Space and Time
Chapter 23 Toy Libraries, Play, and Play Materials
Chapter 24 "Hey, no fair": Young Children's Perceptions of Cheating during Play
Chapter 25 Clincial Approaches to Achieving Positive Environments with Suicidal Aboriginal Adolescents: Play and Culturally Sensitive Considerations
Chapter 26 Role-Play on Parade: Child, Costume, and Ceremonial Exchange at Halloween
Part 27 Epilogue
Chapter 28 Contextualizing Play Investigations in the 21st Century
Part 29 Index