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Title Play as engagement and communication / edited by Eva E. Nwokah.

Publication Info. Lanham : University Press of America, [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 223 pages).
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Series Play & culture studies ; v. 10
Play & culture studies ; v. 10.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Foreword -- Introduction -- I. Child play with adults and with animals -- Therapeutic benefits of play for hospitalized children / Michael Patte -- Play between children and domestic animals / Gail F. Melson -- Mothers' social and didactic actions during play: contribution of infant affect / Hui-Chin Hsu ; Jihyun Sung -- II. The complexities of child-child play in different contexts -- Reality of pretend play: ethic, socioeconomic, and gender variations in young children's involvement / Rachana Karnik ; Jonathan Tudge -- Children's pretend play with media-based toys / Sandra Chang-Kredl ; Nina Howe -- Young children's emotional reponses in cheating in game play / Robyn Holmes -- Contribution of theory of mind to pretend play: concordance between preschool play partners / Hui-Chin Hsu ; Patricia K. Janes -- III. Teacher support for play in educatinal settings / Roug and tumble play in early childhood settings: challenges for preschool training / Michelle Tannock -- Teacher's role in enhancing sociodramatic play in early childhood classrooms: a study in Head Start classrooms / Mira Tetkowski Berkley ; Kate Mahoney -- IV. Reflections on the nature of play / Play as ascending meaning revisited: four types of assertive play / Thomas S. Henricks.
Summary The primary focus of the papers in this volume is to reflect on the close relationship between play and the process of engaging and communicating with others in different contexts.
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Language English.
Subject Play -- Social aspects.
Play -- Social aspects.
Play -- Psychological aspects.
Play -- Psychological aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Nwokah, Eva E.
Other Form: Print version: Play as engagement and communication Lanham : University Press of America, c2010. 9780761850830 (DLC) 2010920645
ISBN 9780761850847 ebook
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0761850848 eISBN
0761850848 ebook
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