`An excellent overview of the development in thinking about play, based on research into different aspects of play...This book enables the reader to not only ac

Educators have long been pursuing and applying ways that play can be a context and even a medium for teaching and learning. Volume 15 of Play & Culture Studies

Playtime is focused, purposeful, and full of learning. As they play, children master motor development, learn language and social skills, think creatively, and

Play provides young children with the opportunity to express their ideas, symbolize, and test their knowledge of the world. It provides the basis for inquiry in

Describes play workshop experiences that give educators a deeper understanding of play-based learning and illustrate the power of play.