Play and educational theory and practice

Abstract

Series Editor's Note Introduction and Acknowlegements by Don Lytle, Editor Play Theory and Research Play as a Parody of Emotional Vulnerability by Brian Sutton-Smith Simmel: On Sociability as the Play-form of Human Association by Thomas Henricks An Introduction to Research in Psychology: Learning to Observe Children at Play by Dana L. Gross Where Is Play by Patrick Biesty Vygotskian Theory and Scaffolding Putting Vygotsky to the Test by E. Beverley Lambert and Margaret Clyde Play, Activity and Thought: Reflections on Piaget's and Vygotsky's Theories by Rosario Ortega Verbal Scaffolding and Complexity of Block Constructions by Kara M. Gregory, Ansook Kim, and Alice Whiren Children's Playfulness and Learning Levels of Analysis in Pretend Play Discourse: Metacommunication in Conversational Routines by R. Keith Sawyer Symbolic Play Through Eyes and Words of Children by Janet K. Sawyers and Nathalie Carrick Rural Children's Play in the Natural Environment by Betty Beach Children's Play, Humor, and Education Play on Words: Humor as the Means of Developing Authentic Learning by Phil Fitzsimmons and Barbra Mckenzie When I Play Funny It Makes Me Laugh: Implications for Early Childhood Educators in Developing Humor Through Play by Grace Masselos Recess in a Middle School: What Do the Students DO? by Olga Jarrett Questioning Play and Work, Early Childhood and Pedagogy by Jeanette Rhedding-Jones Asian Play Dynamics Play, Racial Attitudes, and Self-Concept in Taiwan by Stuart Reifel and Li-Chun Sandy Chang Contextual Understanding of Children's Play in Taiwanese Kindergartens by Pei-Yu Chang Contextual Difference in Korean Mother-Child Interactions: A Study of Scaffolding Behaviors by Joe L. Frost and Seunghwa Jwa Author Index Subject Index