Play, Learning, and Children's Development
Everyday Life in Families and Transition to School
1st Edition
Published on 16. April 2013
978-1-107-35280-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the dynamics in children's everyday lives as they move between school and the family, with particular consideration of how children's motives change in response to new challenges. Professors Mariane Hedegaard and Marilyn Fleer follow four children, two from Australia and two from Denmark, over a twelve-month period. Using these case studies, they show how children's everyday activities, play, and the demands of both family and educational contexts influence their learning and development. The authors contribute to a sociocultural theory formulation that includes the child's perspective in cultural historical contexts. Their approach yields insights that transcend specific nationalities, cultures, and socioeconomic situations. The analysis shows not just how children's family life shapes their experiences in school, but how schools influence and shape their lives at home.
Reviews / Votes
'The authors' findings yield value that transcends specific nationalities and culture-imposed boundaries to pinpoint the power of children to play a dynamic role in the construction of family pedagogy and ultimately their own development ... Recommended.' S. Durr, ChoiceMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
5 Tables, unspecified; 9 Halftones, unspecified; 4 Line drawings, unspecified
File size
3,39 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-107-35280-3 (9781107352803)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Mariane Hedegaard | Marilyn Fleer
Play, Learning, and Children's Development
Everyday Life in Families and Transition to School
Book
04/2013
Cambridge University Press
€81.80
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Persons
Mariane Hedegaard is a Professor of Developmental Psychology and head of the Centre for Person, Practice, Development and Culture at the University of Copenhagen. Professor Hedegaard was the founding president of the International Society for Cultural Activity Research (ISCAR, formerly ISCAT). Her recent publications include Motives in Children's Development, co-authored by Marilyn Fleer and Anne Edwards (Cambridge, 2011). Marilyn Fleer holds the foundation chair for early childhood education at Monash University, Australia, and is the research director for the Child and Community Development research group. Professor Fleer currently serves as president of the International Society for Cultural Activity Research (ISCAR). Her previous publications include Motives in Children's Development (Cambridge, 2011) and Early Learning and Development (Cambridge, 2010).
Content
Foreword; Part I. A Wholeness Approach to the Study of Children's Everyday Life: 1. Children's social situation and their activities in everyday settings; 2. The conditions that family practices create for children's learning and development; 3. Societal conditions shape family practices; Part II. Family Activity Settings: 4. Morning routines in families; 5. Walking to school; 6. Afterschool settings and homework activities; 7. Relaxing at home - unstructured times in families; 8. The afterschool period - outdoor play at home; 9. Evening meals; 10. Bedtime routines; Part III. Children Entering School Practices and Participating in Different Settings: 11. Entering into school practice; 12. How schools create conditions for being a successful school child; Part IV. Learning, Play, and Children's Development: 13. Children's everyday life in families and across into school.
