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Play & Culture Studies, Volume 7
Investigating Play in the 21st Century
Play & Culture Studies, Volume 7
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.
Table of Contents
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
Product details
| Published | Sep 21 2007 |
|---|---|
| Format | Flexiback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 324 |
| ISBN | 9780761836407 |
| Imprint | University Press of America |
| Dimensions | 231 x 153 mm |
| Series | Play and Culture Studies |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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