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Children and Play : Understanding Children's Worlds
| Children and Play : Understanding Children's Worlds |
| Autore | Smith Peter K |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 pages) |
| Disciplina | 155.418 |
| Collana | Understanding Children's Worlds Ser. |
| Soggetto topico |
Play -- Psychological aspects
Play behavior in animals Child psychology Child development Psychology, Comparative |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9781444310993
9780631235224 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Children and Play -- Contents -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 An Introduction to Play -- Why Play? -- Examples of What Is and What Is Not Play -- Characteristics of Playful Behavior -- Types of Play -- Things That Are Probably Not Play: Exploration, Stereotypic Behavior, Work, Rule-Governed Games -- Methods of Studying Play -- Plan of the Book -- Chapter 2 A Brief History of the Study of Play and of Play Theories -- Early European Educators and the Role of Play -- Evolutionary Theory and Play: Darwin, Spencer, and Groos -- Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Play -- The Play Ethos -- Anthropological Perspectives on Play -- Psychological Perspectives: Vygotsky and Piaget -- Developmental Sequences in Play: Piaget, Smilansky, Rubin -- More Recent Play Theorists -- Chapter 3 Animal Play: Definitions and Descriptions -- Possible Play in Birds, Lower Vertebrates, and Invertebrates -- Play in Mammals -- Some Examples of Mammalian Play -- Do All Mammals Play? -- Play in Monkeys and Apes -- Chapter 4 Animal Play: Theoretical Perspectives on Function -- Theories and Evidence Concerning the Evolution and Adaptive Value of Animal Play -- Examining Possible Benefits of Play -- General Views on the Benefits of Play -- The Possible Relevance for Human Play of Studying Animal Play -- Chapter 5 Play in Different Cultures -- Parakanã Children -- Factors Contributing to Cultural Similarities and Differences -- Similarities and Differences across Cultures -- Chapter 6 Physical Activity Play: Exercise Play and Rough-and-Tumble -- Stages in Physical Activity Play -- Rough-and-Tumble Play -- Sex differences in Physical Activity Play -- Functions of Physical Activity Play -- Chapter 7 Object Play -- Sensorimotor or Functional Play -- Beyond the Sensorimotor Period -- Functions of Object Play.
Experiments with Object Play and Creative Problem-Solving -- Chapter 8 Pretend Play: Description -- Definitions of Pretend or Fantasy Play -- The Development of Pretend Play in Children -- Solitary and Social Pretend Play -- Sociodramatic Play -- Imaginary Companions -- Distinguishing Fantasy and Reality -- Gender Differences -- Pretend Play and Friendship -- Other Factors Affecting Pretend Play -- A Universal Human Feature? -- Children with Autism -- Pretend Play as a Lifespan Activity? -- Chapter 9 Pretend Play: Theories and Functions -- Arguments for Benefits of Pretend or Fantasy Play -- Theories Concerning the Function of Pretend Play -- Models of the Role of Pretend Play in Development -- Evidence for the Functions of Pretend Play -- Experimental Studies -- Chapter 10 Some Practical Issues Concerning Play -- The Role of Parents in Encouraging and Structuring Children's Play -- The Role of Play in the Early Childhood Curriculum: Play Training -- Attitudes to War Play -- The Arguments For (and Against) Recess Breaks -- The Role of Play in Helping Children under Stress, or with Illness or Disability -- Chapter 11 Concluding Comments: Play and the Middle Way -- Play: Ignored or Idealized? -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795814703321 |
Smith Peter K
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| Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The genesis of animal play [[electronic resource] ] : testing the limits / / Gordon M. Burghardt
| The genesis of animal play [[electronic resource] ] : testing the limits / / Gordon M. Burghardt |
| Autore | Burghardt Gordon M. <1941-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (521 p.) |
| Disciplina | 591.56/3 |
| Soggetto topico |
Play behavior in animals
Play Behavior evolution |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-10077-7
9786612100772 0-262-26955-4 1-4294-1300-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; I The Nature of Play; 1 Play: Many Meanings, Few Answers; 2 Footprints in the Sand: The Origins and Radiation of Play Theory; 3 Defining Play: Can We Stop Playing Around?; 4 A Guide to the Diversity of Play; 5 Nothing Is Simple: Studying the Hows and Whys of Play; 6 The Genesis of Play: An Integrative Approach; II The Phylogeny of Play; 7 The Path Through the Major Evolutionary Landscapes; 8 Play in the Placental Mammals; 9 The Alternate Radiation: Play in Marsupials; 10 Does the Platypus Play?; 11 Play Is for the Birds Too; 12 The Cool Reptiles
13 The Origins of Vertebrate Play: Fish That Leap, Juggle, and Tease14 Play at the Margins: Invertebrates; 15 The Legacy and Future of Play; References; Animal Index; Name Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452121903321 |
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Burghardt Gordon M. <1941->
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The genesis of animal play : testing the limits / / Gordon M. Burghardt
| The genesis of animal play : testing the limits / / Gordon M. Burghardt |
| Autore | Burghardt Gordon M. <1941-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (521 p.) |
| Disciplina | 591.56/3 |
| Collana | A Bradford Book |
| Soggetto topico |
Play behavior in animals
Play Behavior evolution |
| ISBN |
1-282-10077-7
9786612100772 0-262-26955-4 1-4294-1300-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; I The Nature of Play; 1 Play: Many Meanings, Few Answers; 2 Footprints in the Sand: The Origins and Radiation of Play Theory; 3 Defining Play: Can We Stop Playing Around?; 4 A Guide to the Diversity of Play; 5 Nothing Is Simple: Studying the Hows and Whys of Play; 6 The Genesis of Play: An Integrative Approach; II The Phylogeny of Play; 7 The Path Through the Major Evolutionary Landscapes; 8 Play in the Placental Mammals; 9 The Alternate Radiation: Play in Marsupials; 10 Does the Platypus Play?; 11 Play Is for the Birds Too; 12 The Cool Reptiles
13 The Origins of Vertebrate Play: Fish That Leap, Juggle, and Tease14 Play at the Margins: Invertebrates; 15 The Legacy and Future of Play; References; Animal Index; Name Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910538207003321 |
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Burghardt Gordon M. <1941->
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The nature of play [[electronic resource] ] : great apes and humans / / edited by Anthony D. Pellegrini, Peter K. Smith
| The nature of play [[electronic resource] ] : great apes and humans / / edited by Anthony D. Pellegrini, Peter K. Smith |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Guilford Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
| Disciplina | 156/.5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PellegriniAnthony D
SmithPeter K |
| Soggetto topico |
Play - Psychological aspects
Play behavior in animals Psychology, Comparative |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-96278-3
9786611962784 1-60623-170-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Matter; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454182403321 |
| New York, : Guilford Press, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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