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Record Nr.

UNINA9911031669003321

Titolo

Adults in Play with Children / / edited by Niklas Pramling, Ann Farrell, Cecilia Wallerstedt, Malin Nilsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

3-031-99629-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VI, 207 p. 9 illus., 3 illus. in color.)

Collana

International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development, , 2468-8754 ; ; 44

Disciplina

372.21

Soggetti

Early childhood education

Developmental psychology

Emotions

Language and languages - Study and teaching

Environmental education

Teaching

Emigration and immigration - Social aspects

Early Childhood Education

Emotional Development

Language Education

Environmental and Sustainability Education

Pedagogy

Sociology of Migration

Educació infantil

Psicologia del desenvolupament

Pluralisme cultural

Relacions humanes

Aprenentatge basat en el joc

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Editors’ introduction -- Adults’ Involvement in Social Pretend Play (Isabelle Kalkusch and Sonja Perren) -- One more attempt to match a



child's desire for play with their developmental and learning needs (Milda Bredikyte) -- Father-Child and Mother-Child Play in Global South Cultural Communities: Links to Children’s Social and Cognitive Skills (Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and Wusirige) -- Agentic imagination in joint play at a home setting (Liang Li) -- Guided play for second language learning in spatial-material environments in preschools (Asta Cekaite och Maria Simonsson) -- Young and old interacting in intergenerational play spaces (Ann Farrell) -- Nature environment as a catalyst for children’s play and educators' relational practices in a refugee context (Marit Heldal and Trond Løge Hagen) -- Ethical dimensions of teacher-child play interactions in early childhood education (Jeffrey Trawick-Smith and Kwangwon Lee) -- Playful encounters around serious topics (Annukka Pursi, Lasse Lipponen and Saila Poulter) -- Playing-with nature: Educators and children caring for the environment (Gloria Quinones and Niklas A. Chimirri) -- Playworker narratives from out of school services in Australia (Jennifer Cartmel, Angus Gorrie, Kylie Keane and Cate Jorgenson) -- Editors’ conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This is an Open access book.This work addresses the presence and participation of adults in play with children. Rather than discussing this issue on ideological ground, the international contributions build on empirical data and report research conducted in many different contexts and settings around the world. Responding to the many forms it takes, play is defined from different theoretical points of view. Amongst the topics addressed in the chapters are the ethics of participation, play with refugee children, democracy and play, multilingualism in play, development of play and imagination. For knowledge building on children’s lives, childhoods and early childhood education and care, it is important to develop empirically and theoretically what processes come into play when children and adults play together, whether in play initiated and framed by adults or play initiated by children and to which adults try to gain entry. Primarily intended for researchers interested in play and intergenerational communication, the book is also valuable for professionals working with children in different kinds of early childhood settings.