Teaching Through Play

This book is based on the findings of a research project into Reception Teachers' Theories of Play funded by the Economic & Social Research Council. There is strong ideological and theoretical support for a play-based curriculum in the early years. But evidence suggests that teachers find this difficult to translate into practice. The educational potential of play is not realized. This study focuses on nine reception class teachers, ranging from novices to experts, in order to discover their theories of play and how these relate to classroom practice. The data reveal new insights into how they strive to incorporate play into the curriculum in contrasting ways and the constraints they encounter in this process. There is a need to improve the quality of teaching and learning through play. Teaching Through Play makes a valuable contribution to this process.

ISBN 0335197329   DEWEY edition DC21 ISBN13 9780335197323 (What's this?)   Pages 160 Publisher Open University Press   Volumes 1 Imprint Open University Press   Weight (grammes) 254 Format Paperback   Published in Milton Keynes Publication date 01 Jan 1997   Height (mm) 228 Non-book description 160   Width (mm) 152 Library of Congress LB1139.35.   Spine width (mm) 12 DEWEY 372.21   Academic level Professional / Scholarly, Tertiary education

Perspectives on play Play rhetoric and reality Teacher thought and action theory and method Teachers' theories of play Theory into practice Changing theories and practice Teaching through play retrospect and prospect References Appendices Index.

"...full of downright good advice for every academic who wants to do something practical to improve his or her students' learning ... there are very few writers on the subject of university teachingwho can engage a reader so personally, express things so clearly, relate research findings so eloquently to personal experience" -Paul Ramsden

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