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Play: A Theory of Learning and Change
Tara . Ed(S): Brabazon
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Description for Play: A Theory of Learning and Change
Hardback. Editor(s): Brabazon, Tara. Num Pages: 241 pages, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JMC; JNF; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
This book examines the question of why ‘play’ is a happy and benevolent verb in childhood, yet a subjective label of behaviour in adulthood. It studies the transformation of the positively labelled term ‘child’s play’, used to refer to our early years, into an aberrance or deviation from normal social relationships in later life, when we speak of playing up or playing around. It answers the question by proposing play as a theory of learning, an ideology that circumscribes behaviour, and a way of thinking. Written by scholars of early childhood through to further and higher education, the book presents ... Read more
This book examines the question of why ‘play’ is a happy and benevolent verb in childhood, yet a subjective label of behaviour in adulthood. It studies the transformation of the positively labelled term ‘child’s play’, used to refer to our early years, into an aberrance or deviation from normal social relationships in later life, when we speak of playing up or playing around. It answers the question by proposing play as a theory of learning, an ideology that circumscribes behaviour, and a way of thinking. Written by scholars of early childhood through to further and higher education, the book presents ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
Number of Pages
235
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319255477
SKU
V9783319255477
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Tara . Ed(S): Brabazon
Tara Brabazon is the Professor of Education and head of the School of Teacher Education at Charles Sturt University, Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA) and Director of the Popular Culture Collective. Previously, Tara had held academic positions in the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand. She has won six teaching awards, including ... Read more
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