Play, Exploration and Learning
Natural History of the Preschool
Published on 1. November 1990
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-415-05265-8 (ISBN)
Description
A contribution to the evaluation of nursery practice in Britain, this "natural history" of the activities of children and caring adults presents a comparative study of four types of provision for the under-fives - nursery schools, nursery classes, playgroups and day nurseries. The authors look at the "play" of three to five-year old children and the activities of the adults who care for them. They examine in detail children's choices of materials and their use of them, with special attention given to the way language is used by both children and adults during play. Also covered are the difference in the play activities of part-time and full-time nursery school children, and the transition from pre-school to first school.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
figures, tables
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-05265-8 (9780415052658)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The pre-school context; pre-school experience; assumptions and research; the context of the study; the aims and objectives of pre-school provision; what happens in different pre-school provisions?; adults' activities in pre-school; use of material; fantasy play; attention and choice of activity; use of language; adjustment of new children; part-time and full-time pre-school attendance; what do children learn from pre-school?; intervening in fantasy play; play and learning; from nursery to reception class; the findings and implications of the study; summary of findings; some implications of this study.