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This text looks at how the study of play has gained attention and concerns about play in young children have emerged. Ten chapters examine the understanding of play and its theories, play in school, pre-school and theories of pretence, mental representation and humour development.
Introduction: Historical Descendants in Children's Play; Olivia N. Saracho & Bernard Spodek.
Chapter 1. Understanding Play and Its Theories; Olivia N. Saracho & Bernard Spodek.
Chapter 2. Spontaneous Play in the 21st Century; Fergus Peter Hughes.
Chapter 3. Theories of Pretense, Mental Representations, and Humor Development: Answers and Questions; Doris Bergen.
Chapter 4. Play in School - The Teacher Role: Reforms and Recent Research; Ole Fredrik Lillemyr.
Chapter 5. Young Children's Play and Cognitive Style; Olivia N. Saracho.
Chapter 6. The Relation Between Play and Symbolic Thought: The Case of Mathematics Manipulatives; David H. Uttal.
Chapter 7. Play and Early Development and Education: The Instantiation of Parental Belief Systems; Jaipaul L. Roopnarine, Meera Shin, Kwanghee Jung, and Ziarat Hossain.
Chapter 8. Play in Children: An Attachment Perspective; Gary L. Creasey and Patricia Jarvis.
Chapter 9. The Teening of Early Childhood; Francine Smolucha.
Chapter 10. Play in Early Childhood Education; Bernard Spodek.