Learning and Connecting in School Playgrounds - Using the Playground as a Curriculum Resource (Hardcover)

Play is critical to children's well-being and development. All students should have access to and adequate time for positive play experiences every day. Learning and Connecting in School Playgrounds invites parents, teachers, principals and education administrators to take another look at their school playgrounds as spaces crucial to learning, well-being and development. This book combines research findings, commentary and the authors' personal experiences and observations together with the views of teachers, principals, parents and students related to play and play spaces. Key content includes consideration of the role of adults in the school playground, the influence of technology on play, the challenges experienced by children transitioning to new school environments and consideration of strategies to support students' access and participation in the playground. Cases are presented to illustrate the use of an audit tool to enhance school playgrounds. The future of school playgrounds is also considered through the reported hopes and dreams of adults and students and a range of recommendations are made for the review and development of schools' outdoor play spaces. Learning and Connecting in School Playgrounds is written with a sense of urgency, calling for the recognition of positive play experiences as invaluable to children's education. It includes important and challenging insights to inform and guide decision-making and will be an essential resource for all stakeholders who share responsibility for children's participation and learning during school break-times.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2019
First published:	2019
Editors:	Llyween Couper • Dean Sutherland
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	150
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-5504-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Social sciences > Education > Educational psychology Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching skills & techniques Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > Pre-school & kindergarten Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > Psychotherapy
LSN:	0-8153-5504-1
Barcode:	9780815355045

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