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Re-exploring play and playfulness in early childhood teacher education : narratives, reflections, and practices / edited by Melanie K. Felton and Diana H. Cortez-Castro.

By: Melanie K. FeltonContributor(s): Felton, Melanie K | Cortez-Castro, Diana HMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2024Description: xvi,125pagesISBN: 9781032319148; 9781032319148Subject(s): Early childhood teachers | Play (Philosophy) | Action research in educationDDC classification: LB1775.6.E97 2025
Contents:
Part 1: Examining the re-exploration of play and playfulness in early childhood teacher education -- Chapter 1: (Re)-exploring intentional teaching using playful pedagogy and andragogy -- Chapter 2: Try-it: Encouraging teacher candidates to use play-based strategies with young children -- Chapter 3: The impact of a community-based experience on preservice teachers' perceptions of play -- Chapter 4: Teacher educators' perspectives, beliefs, and practices -- Chapter 5: Play3: Integrating play in courses, field experience, and our lives -- Part 2: Strategies to support play and playfulness in early childhood teacher education -- Chapter 6: Exploring creativity and the arts through play in an early childhood learning lab -- Chapter 7: Creating stories of the heart for young children: Developing early literacy through play and storyography -- Chapter 8: Tinker time for preservice teachers: Building skills for STEM play with diverse learners -- Chapter 9: Play, health and well-being in early childhood teacher education -- Chapter 10: ¡Vamos a jugar! "let's play" in teacher preparation programs -- Chapter 11: Global playful concientización as playful praxis: A Latina's testimonio of learning/(un)learning and social justice in playing the game of life -- Chapter 12: Play and playfulness in remote early childhood teacher education -- Part 3: In closing: Continuing the re-exploration and moving forward -- Chapter 13: Learning from diverse voices of early childhood teacher educators: Research, reflections and possibilities.
Summary: "This book explores early childhood teacher educators' lived experiences in designing and implementing intentional play-based approaches in teaching pre-service teachers. Chapters cover action research, teaching stories about playful classroom practices, and diverse narratives about developing preservice teachers' positive views toward play. Early childhood teacher educators will be encouraged to (re) explore their beliefs about the roles of play and playfulness in higher education. Readers will learn playful strategies to actively engage pre-service teachers in building meaningful knowledge about play and how to use play to support young children's learning across varied cultural contexts, experiences, and individual differences"--
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Books Books Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters).
LB1775.6.E97 2025 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0199138

Part 1: Examining the re-exploration of play and playfulness in early childhood teacher education -- Chapter 1: (Re)-exploring intentional teaching using playful pedagogy and andragogy -- Chapter 2: Try-it: Encouraging teacher candidates to use play-based strategies with young children -- Chapter 3: The impact of a community-based experience on preservice teachers' perceptions of play -- Chapter 4: Teacher educators' perspectives, beliefs, and practices -- Chapter 5: Play3: Integrating play in courses, field experience, and our lives -- Part 2: Strategies to support play and playfulness in early childhood teacher education -- Chapter 6: Exploring creativity and the arts through play in an early childhood learning lab -- Chapter 7: Creating stories of the heart for young children: Developing early literacy through play and storyography -- Chapter 8: Tinker time for preservice teachers: Building skills for STEM play with diverse learners -- Chapter 9: Play, health and well-being in early childhood teacher education -- Chapter 10: ¡Vamos a jugar! "let's play" in teacher preparation programs -- Chapter 11: Global playful concientización as playful praxis: A Latina's testimonio of learning/(un)learning and social justice in playing the game of life -- Chapter 12: Play and playfulness in remote early childhood teacher education -- Part 3: In closing: Continuing the re-exploration and moving forward -- Chapter 13: Learning from diverse voices of early childhood teacher educators: Research, reflections and possibilities.

"This book explores early childhood teacher educators' lived experiences in designing and implementing intentional play-based approaches in teaching pre-service teachers. Chapters cover action research, teaching stories about playful classroom practices, and diverse narratives about developing preservice teachers' positive views toward play. Early childhood teacher educators will be encouraged to (re) explore their beliefs about the roles of play and playfulness in higher education. Readers will learn playful strategies to actively engage pre-service teachers in building meaningful knowledge about play and how to use play to support young children's learning across varied cultural contexts, experiences, and individual differences"--

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