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This multidimensional book looks at the current status of play theory across the disciplines, literally from anthropology to zoology. The authors examine play phenomena from four perspectives, Play as Progress, Play as Power, Play as Fantasy, and Play as Self. The volume is concluded with a challenge for future study by Brian Sutton-Smith. With the wealth of information gathered here, this book will serve as an invaluable reference tool, textb...

The recess period represents a unique part of the school day. It is one of the few times when children can interact with their peers on their own terms with minimal adult intervention. Consequently, it represents one of the few places in primary and middle schools to observe spontaneous peer interaction. School Recess and Playground Behavior offers a programmatic examination of a neglected aspect of children's behavior and informs related lite...

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The Oxford Handbook of the Development of Play marks the first attempt to examine the development of children's play through a rigorous and multidisciplinary approach.

This multidimensional book looks at the current status of play theory across the disciplines, literally from anthropology to zoology. The authors examine play phenomena from four perspectives, Play as Progress, Play as Power, Play as Fantasy, and Play as Self. The volume is concluded with a challenge for future study by Brian Sutton-Smith. With the wealth of information gathered here, this book will serve as an invaluable reference tool, textb...

This uniquely integrative volume brings together leading experts in developmental psychology and animal behavior to provide a new perspective on the nature and functions of play. In an introductory chapter, distinguished ethologist Patrick Bateson describes how youthful exploration and games contribute to both individual development and group survival--not only in humans, but in other species as well. Parallel chapters then examine social play...

Child study is a very complex field. Human beings, and children, specifically, are very complex beings. Consequently, simple answers and solutions to problems are very often just that: too simple. This text presents principles and methods for studying children in the varied contexts in which they live and function. These theories and methods can be used as a kind of "tool kit" for application in a variety of situations by the people who work w...

Anthony D. Pellegrini is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Georgia, Athens, and editor of the SUNY series, Children's Play in Society.

With the tightening of school budgets & the emphasis on testing, elementary schools across the country are being forced to eliminate recess, gym classes & play periods, to the developmental detriment of the very children these school as supposed to serve.

This is an attempt to broach two views of recess--the perceived value of recess and the movement to eliminate or reduce the school recess period from the primary school day. The data show that students need recess to release energy and interact with each other in the unstructured recess environment in order to grow socially.

This text shows readers how to conduct observational methods, research tools used to describe and explain behaviours as they unfold in everyday settings. The methods presented are drawn from psychology, education, family studies, sociology, and anthropology, but the primary focus is on children in school, family, and social settings.

The Oxford Handbook of the Development of Play marks the first attempt to examine the development of children's play through a rigorous and multidisciplinary approach. Comprising chapters from the foremost scholars in psychology, anthropology, and evolutionary biology, this handbook resets the landscape of developmental science and makes a compelling case for the benefits of play.