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Exploring Play for Early Childhood Studies

Mandy Andrews
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780857258465
  • Weight: 530g
  • Dimensions: 171 x 246mm
  • Publication Date: 07 Sep 2012
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
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Description

Winner of the 2013 Nursery World Awards!


This is a key text for all those studying for degrees and foundation degrees in early childhood, early years and related disciplines and for candidates on EYPS pathways. It takes the reader through a detailed exploration of the nature of play examining the features and the concepts of play. Guidance on the observation of children′s play is included and the text encourages students to appreciate the value of play in development and in socialisation. Children′s rights and the ownership of play are also covered. With interactive activities and case studies throughout, the text helps students to arrive at an understanding of their own practice in relation to play.

About the Early Years series

This series has been designed to support students of Early Years, Early Childhood Studies and related disciplines in popular modules of their course. Each text takes a focused look at a specific topic and approaches it in an accessible and user-friendly way. Features have been developed to help readers engage with the text and understand the subject from a number of different viewpoints. Activities pose questions to prompt thought and discussion and ′Theory Focus′ boxes examine essential theory close-up for better understanding. This series is also applicable to EYPS candidates on all pathways.

Other titles in the series are Early Childhood Studies, Childhood in Society for Early Childhood Studies and Child Observation for the Early Years.
About Mandy Andrews
Mandy Andrews is a senior lecturer in Early Childhood at the University of Worcester on both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Formerly a Play Officer for a local authority she has a range of children’s play experience from running an adventure playground and environmental play activities, through to community play projects and running a large Children’s Centre in Cornwall before moving to the University of Worcester. Mandy has also been a playwork trainer for many years supporting programmes in Buckinghamshire, Reading, and Cornwall. She has undertaken research into children’s play in early years settings, outdoors and at the Eden Project and continues to pursue a research interest in this area.

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