Play as a Medium for Learning and Development,
Readings from

This book is the answer to countless requests for reprints from a
popular book on play, published in 1988, now out of print. It is
designed to provide a convenient way to gain access to the information that early childhood educators have found to be most useful to the students in their higher-education classes. This book is a "Best-of" collection of hit chapters on play for anyone interested in early childhood development. Doris Bergen, Editor. 1998. 144 pp. ISBN 0-87173-142-8
No. 1984 $18.50 ($12.00 ACEI members)
- Introduction
- Chapter 1:
The Challenge of Educational Play
Bernard Spodek and Olivia N. Saracho
Essay: Play and the Origin of Species
Michael J. Ellis
Essay: The Struggle Between Sacred Play and Festive Play
Brian Sutton-Smith
- Chapter 2:
Methods of Studying Play
Doris Bergen
Essay: Some "Good News" and Some "Not So Good News"
About Dramatic Play
Kenneth H. Rubin
Essay: Imaginative Play and Human Development:
Schemas, Scripts, and Possibilities
Jerome L. Singer and Dorothy G. Singer
Essay: Reality and Fantasy in Make-Believe Play
Inge Bretherton
- Chapter 3:
Stages of Play Development
Doris Bergen
Essay: The Mental Image: A Question That Remains Open
Constance Kamii
Essay: Moral Development in Play
Rheta DeVries
Essay: Toddlers' Play and Sex Stereotyping
Beverly I. Fagot
Essay: Play and Gifted Children
Annemarie Roeper
- Chapter 4:
Using a Schema for Play and Learning
Doris Bergen
Essay: Places of Beauty
Anita Rui Olds
Essay: The Computer in the Play Environment
Anne E. Porter
Essay: Play, Technology, and the Authentic Self
Doris Bergen
- Epilogue
- References
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