Playing Outdoors: Spaces and Places, Risk and Challenge
- 作者:Helen,Tovey
- 出版社:Baker & Taylor Books
- 出版日期:2008-04-18
- 語言:英文
- ISBN10:0335216412
- ISBN13:9780335216413
- 裝訂:平裝 / 162頁 / 13.3 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm / 普通級
..This book offers a clear rationale for why outdoor play is essential in young children簿聶翻s lives and learning. It asks fundamental questions about what sort of environments we want for young children, as well as examining controversial issues of risk and safety.
..The author identifies key principles underpinning the design of challenging outdoor play environments and examines how children use and transform space to create their own imaginary worlds. The essential role of the adult in supporting and extending children簿聶翻s free play is examined and implications for practice identified.
..This book makes an important contribution to current debates on risk, safety and challenge in outdoor environments for young children. It brings together research from a range of different disciplines, as well as illustrative examples of children簿聶翻s play and talk outdoors.
..Playing Outdoors is inspiring reading for early childhood practitioners, students, play workers, parents, policy makers and all those seeking to develop challenging outdoor play areas..