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Working across Disciplines to Understand Playful Learning in Educational Settings
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van der Aalsvoort, Geerdina; Broadhead, Pat – Childhood Education, 2016
Educators stress the importance of play for children's cognitive, social, physical, and emotional development. In order to effectively advocate for the inclusion of play in education settings, it is important to fully understand it. Two researchers, one from England and one from the Netherlands, sought common ground for understanding what children…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Play, Interdisciplinary Approach, Peer Relationship
Cautionary Tales on Interrupting Children's Play: A Study from Sweden
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Weldemariam, Kassahun Tigistu – Childhood Education, 2014
Play is a natural and significant aspect of children's learning and development. Adults can be important to children's play, as they act as "play agents." Their involvement significantly influences the quality of the play activities in which children engage. The author briefly reviews the theoretical assumptions about adults' role in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Child Development, Preschool Education
Children's Active Learning through Unstructured Play in Malaysia
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Fatai O., Ismail Abdul; Faqih, Asrul; Bustan, Wafa K. – Childhood Education, 2014
Play is generally identified as a basic tool for effective learning and development in children. This study explores the ways in which amorphous or unstructured play contributes to children's overall development at the pre-primary level, helping to develop cognitive, social, and motor skills. The findings indicate that through unstructured play,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
Learning English as a Second Language: A Case Study of a Chinese Girl in an American Preschool
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Konishi, Chizuko – Childhood Education, 2007
While some studies have examined second language (L2) learning in young children who have at least one peer who speaks the same first language (L1) in the same preschool classroom (Clarke, 1999; Damhuis, 1993; Fraser & Wakefield, 1986), little research has been done concerning a young child learning an L2 through play in a natural setting in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Preschool Children, Females
Research. A Look at Sociodramatic Play among Mexican-American Children.
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Quisenberry, Nancy L.; Christman, M. Liz – Childhood Education, 1979
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Mexican Americans, Migrant Children, Play
Empowering Young Abused and Neglected Children through Contingency Play.
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Gunsberg, Andrew – Childhood Education, 1989
Argues that contingency play as an intervention strategy can ameliorate abused and neglected children's alienation from adults, reduce stress, and develop positive modes of behavior. The argument is supported by a case study of a four-year-old girl in a day treatment center for abused and neglected children. (BB)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Play and Assessment: Young Children's Knowledge of the Functions of Writing.
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Vukelich, Carol – Childhood Education, 1992
Describes a play-based procedure for assessing young children's knowledge of the functions of writing. A case study highlights this discussion. (BB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Ability, Dramatic Play
Chasing Friendship: Acceptance, Rejection, and Recess Play-- First-Grade Children Frequently Blurred the Line between Acceptance and Rejection while They Worked through Peer Relationships within the Complex Social Web of Playground Friendships
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Wohlwend, Karen E. – Childhood Education, 2004
In this article, inclusion and exclusion are interpreted not as functions of individual developmental deficit but rather as socially constructed phenomena within the peer group, highlighting the need for teachers to intervene with the entire class rather than focusing on perceived social skills deficits of particular children. The three sections…
Descriptors: Social Development, Friendship, Playgrounds, Peer Groups