Play, Learning, and Children's Development: Everyday Life in Families and Transition to School - Hardcover

Hedegaard, Mariane; Fleer, Marilyn

 
9781107028647: Play, Learning, and Children's Development: Everyday Life in Families and Transition to School
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1107028647 ISBN 13: 9781107028647
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

This book explores the dynamics in children's everyday lives as they move between school and the family, with particular consideration of how children's motives change in response to new challenges. Professors Mariane Hedegaard and Marilyn Fleer follow four children, two from Australia and two from Denmark, over a twelve-month period. Using these case studies, they show how children's everyday activities, play, and the demands of both family and educational contexts influence their learning and development. The authors contribute to a sociocultural theory formulation that includes the child's perspective in cultural historical contexts. Their approach yields insights that transcend specific nationalities, cultures, and socioeconomic situations. The analysis shows not just how children's family life shapes their experiences in school, but how schools influence and shape their lives at home.

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About the Authors

Mariane Hedegaard is a Professor of Developmental Psychology and head of the Centre for Person, Practice, Development and Culture at the University of Copenhagen. Professor Hedegaard was the founding president of the International Society for Cultural Activity Research (ISCAR, formerly ISCAT). Her recent publications include Motives in Children's Development, co-authored by Marilyn Fleer and Anne Edwards (Cambridge, 2011).

Marilyn Fleer holds the foundation chair for early childhood education at Monash University, Australia, and is the research director for the Child and Community Development research group. Professor Fleer currently serves as president of the International Society for Cultural Activity Research (ISCAR). Her previous publications include Motives in Children's Development (Cambridge, 2011) and Early Learning and Development (Cambridge, 2010).

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1107028647
ISBN 13 
9781107028647
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
240

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