Play has been traditionally viewed as an important pedagogical approach for early childhood education in most European heritage communities. However, in recent years broader and different and more culturally inclusive research has been undertaken to show how play is culturally constructed. In this unit, students will examine research which calls into question the taken for granted theories of play that have informed the work of early childhood professionals and be provided with new and different contexts to think about in relation to how play is defined and theorized. In addition, students will consider the cultural ways in which children in contemporary society play and live in their... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Avis Ridgway (Sem 2, Peninsula); Ms Gloria Quinones (Term 4, Off-shore Singapore); Dr Iris Duhn (T3 Cohorts, Peninsula)
