Exploring Outdoor Play In The Early Years - Brossura

Maynard, Trisha

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0335263380 ISBN 13: 9780335263387

Casa editrice: Open University Press, 2014

Riassunto

The aim of this text is to explore outdoor play in the early years focusing, in particular, on early years settings and young children aged 0 to 7 years.

Su questo libro

L'autore

Trisha Maynard is Professor of Early Childhood Spaces and Director of the Research Centre for Children, Families and Communities at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.

Jane Waters is Director of Primary Programmes in the South West Wales Centre of Teacher Education based at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David: Swansea and Carmarthen, UK.

Contenuti

Contributors

Introduction: Outdoor play in Early Years settings

Section One: The case for outdoor play
Outdoor play and the Early Years tradition
What makes a good outdoor environment for young children?
Exploring appropriate outdoor provision for babies and toddlers

Section Two: Policy and practice in the UK
Supporting child-initiated activity in the outdoor environment
Risky outdoor play: embracing uncertainty in pursuit of learning
Working with forest schools
Getting the most out of outdoor spaces

Section Three: International perspectives
Early Years outdoor play in Scandinavia
Outdoor play in New Zealand centres: protecting, defending, extending
Outdoor play in Australia

Index

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Open University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0335263380
• ISBN 13: 9780335263387
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 176
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile