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Marilyn Fleer – American Journal of Play, 2023
The author draws on Lev S. Vygotsky's conception of play and Gunilla Lindqvist's methodology concerning the aesthetics of play to discuss play practice in early childhood classrooms. Based on the study of an educational experiment at a primary school, she discusses how children in a school setting simultaneously engage in developed forms of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Young Children, Imagination
Storli, Rune; Tobiassen, May Liss; Sandseter, Ellen Beate Hansen – American Journal of Play, 2022
The authors consider play to be critical and intrinsic to healthy human life and development, and they argue that children's right to play should be supported by the environment in which they live. Their study seeks to understand what children do when they appear not to play during free play periods at early childhood education and care…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Young Children
Pyle, Angela; Pyle, Martin A.; Prioletta, Jessica; Alaca, Betül – American Journal of Play, 2020
Policy makers around the world increasingly mandate play-based learning in kindergarten classrooms, a pedagogical approach backed by research espousing not only the developmental appropriateness of play-based learning for this age group but also the benefits to students' academic achievement. Despite these mandates, researchers continue to see a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Kindergarten, Play, Educational Policy
Bodrova, Elena; Leong, Deborah J. – American Journal of Play, 2019
Although most early-childhood educators agree on the value of play in child development, they find it increasingly harder to advocate for play given today's pressure for academic achievement. Using the theoretical work of Lev Vygotsky, the authors discuss how make-believe play among children helps them develop skills critical for success in school…
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Imagination, Skill Development
Fiorelli, Julie A.; Russ, Sandra W. – American Journal of Play, 2012
Researchers, the authors state, link play to cognitive and affective processes important for a child's development and overall well-being. In this article, the authors examine the relationships involving pretend play, coping, and subjective well-being (the last of which they conceptualize as positive affect--positive mood--and life satisfaction)…
Descriptors: Females, Psychological Patterns, Play, Coping