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ED421252 PS026719
Title: Readings from...Play as a Medium for Learning and Development.
Author(s): Bergen, Doris, Ed.
Author Affiliation: Association for Childhood Education International, Olney, MD.(BBB34891)
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0-87173-142-8
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC06 Plus Postage.
Availability: Association for Childhood Education International, 17904 Georgia Avenue, Suite 215, Olney, MD 20832; phone: 800-423-3563; World Wide Web: http://www.udel.edu/bateman/acei ($14.40, ACEI members; $18, nonmembers).
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Collected works--General (020)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Maryland
Journal Announcement: RIEDEC1998
The chapters
and essays in this book are drawn from the 1988 edition of "Play
as a Medium for Learning and Development." The first chapter,
"The Challenge of Educational Play," by Bernard Spodek
and Olivia N. Saracho, is followed by two essays: (1) "Play
and the Origin of Species," (Michael J. Ellis); and (2) "The
Struggle between Sacred Play and Festive Play," (Brian Sutton-Smith).
The second chapter, "Methods of Studying Play," by Doris
Bergen, is followed by three essays: (1) "Some 'Good News'
and Some 'Not So Good News' about Dramatic Play," (Kenneth
H. Rubin); (2) "Imaginative Play and Human Development: Schemas,
Scripts, and
Possibilities," (Jerome L. Singer and Dorothy G. Singer); and
(3) "Reality and Fantasy in Make-Believe Play," (Inge
Bretherton). Chapter 3, "Stages of Play Development,"
by Doris Bergen, is followed by four essays: (1) "A Mental
Image: A Question That Remains Open," (Constance Kamii); (2)
"Moral Development in Play," (Rheta DeVries); (3) "Toddlers'
Play and Sex Stereotyping," (Beverly I. Fagot); and (4) "Play
and Gifted Children," (Annemarie Roeper). Chapter 4, "Using
a Schema for Play and Learning," by Doris Bergen, is followed
by three essays: (1) "Places of Beauty," (Anita Rui Olds);
(2) "The Computer in the Play Environment," (Anne E. Porter);
and (3) "Play, Technology, and the Authentic Self," (Doris
Bergen). Individual chapters include suggestions for further reading,
and the final section of the book contains 331 references. (LPP)
Descriptors: *Child Development; Computer Uses in Education; Dramatic
Play; Early Childhood Education; *Learning; Moral Development; *Play;
Pretend Play; Research Methodology; Sex Stereotypes; Young Children
Identifiers: *Play Learning
