Scholarly Snapshots: The Importance of Child Play as a Human Right

Vivien L. Geneser

doi:10.5771/9781475843200

Summary

This book gathers 16 theorists from diverse spaces to see what they each have to say about play. From deep in the 19th century until contemporary times, across cultures and different disciplines, through many languages, these theorists observed children in their finest form, at play. From social interactions to meaningful engagements, beginning in the crib, and outside to the pitch and forest, these theorists examined the evidence before them. Each in their own way, they affirmed that play is at the center of childhood growth and development.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2022
Copyright Year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-4318-7
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-4320-0
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 154
Product Type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. Foreword No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
4. Introduction No access
Ch01. Friedrich Froebel No access Pages 1 - 10
Ch02. John Dewey No access Pages 11 - 18
Ch03. Maria Montessori No access Pages 19 - 26
Ch04. Johan Huizinga No access Pages 27 - 34
Ch05. Arnold Gesell No access Pages 35 - 42
Ch06. Margaret Naumburg No access Pages 43 - 52
Ch07. Jean Piaget No access Pages 53 - 62
Ch08. Lev Vygotsky No access Pages 63 - 72
Ch09. Urie Bronfenbrenner No access Pages 73 - 80
Ch10. Sara Smilansky No access Pages 81 - 88
Ch11. Brian Sutton-Smith No access Pages 89 - 96
Ch12. Vivian Paley No access Pages 97 - 106
Ch13. Joe L. Frost No access Pages 107 - 114
Ch14. Louise Derman-Sparks No access Pages 115 - 124
Ch15. Olivia Natividad Saracho No access Pages 125 - 134
Ch16. Valora Washington No access Pages 135 - 142
Ch17. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and Article 31 No access Pages 143 - 148
About the Editor and Contributors No access Pages 149 - 154