The SAGE Handbook of Outdoor Play and Learning

Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér

ISBN 10: 1473926602 / ISBN 13: 9781473926608

Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - There has been a growing academic interest in the role of outdoor spaces for play in a child's development.This textrepresents a coordinated and comprehensive volume of international research on this subject edited by members of the well-established European Early Childhood Education Research AssociationOutdoor Play and LearningSIG (OPAL). Chapters written by authors from Europe, North and South America, Australasia and Asia Pacific countries are organised into six sections: Theoretical Frameworks and Conceptual Approaches for Understanding Outdoor Play & Learning Critical Reflections on Policy and Regulation in Outdoor Play & Learning Children's Engagement with Nature, Sustainability and Children's Geographies Diverse Contexts and Inclusion in Children's Outdoor Play Environments Methodologies for Researching Outdoor Play and Learning Links Between Research and Practice.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The SAGE Handbook of Outdoor Play and Learning
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1473926602
• ISBN 13: 9781473926608
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 250W x 175H x 42D millimeters 250 millimeters width by 175 millimeters height by 42 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1377 grams

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Synopsis

There has been a growing academic interest in the role of outdoor spaces for play in a child′s development. This text represents a coordinated and comprehensive volume of international research on this subject edited by members of the well-established European Early Childhood Education Research Association Outdoor Play and Learning SIG (OPAL). Chapters written by authors from Europe, North and South America, Australasia and Asia Pacific countries are organised into six sections:

• Theoretical Frameworks and Conceptual Approaches for Understanding Outdoor Play & Learning
• Critical Reflections on Policy and Regulation in Outdoor Play & Learning
• Children′s Engagement with Nature, Sustainability and Children′s Geographies
• Diverse Contexts and Inclusion in Children′s Outdoor Play Environments
• Methodologies for Researching Outdoor Play and Learning
• Links Between Research and Practice

About the Author

Tim Waller is Editor of this book, and Professor of Child and Family Studies at Anglia Ruskin University. The majority of the contributors are based at the University of Northampton, and this is very much a team book.