The child's right to play : a global approach / edited by Rhonda L. Clements and Leah Fiorentino.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part III.Playthings and play spaces -- 26.Kids getting older younger: the adultification of children\'s play. Pei-San Brown, Candra d. Thornton, and John A. Sutterby -- 27.Integration of traditionalplay and games to enhance learning. Elaine M. Van Lue -- 28.Creating homemade play equipment. Joanne Hynes-Dusel -- 29.Scandinavian Viking games. Gustave T. Johlin -- 30.The tension between play and practice in learing a high-skill activity. Frederick Johnson -- 31.Using intergenerational puppets to convey play and recreational principles. Lindsay C. Davis -- 32.Imaginative play as a component of a multisensory art experience. Melissa Gemeinhardt -- 33.Simplifying the envrionment -- 34.Multicultural dimensions of a children\'s play and discovery center in Arabia. Vicki L. Stoecklin and Randy White -- 35.The collaborative play of parents, children, and teachers in creating a diverse play space. Georgianna Duarte -- 36.Designing sensory play environments for children with special needs. Kate Bishop -- 37.Community nural: a visual history of Field\'s Corner in Dorchaster, Massachusetts. Lois A. Berggren-- Part IV.Playful thinking and the brain -- 38.Early playful intellectuals. Audrey Skrupskelis -- 39.Rike\'s guided dramatic play system, the brain,a nd language. Joyce A. Wilkinson -- 40.Imaginative play and the neurology of creative growth in infants through adults: exchanges between Elizabeth Rike. Elizabeth Rike -- 41.Play and the brain in comparative perspective. Gordon N. Burghardt -- 42.The beast at play: the neuroetholoby of creatvity. Neil Greenberg -- 43.A closer look at the ontological role of play. Mark Cotter -- 44.Play deprivation and juvenile violence: neuroscience, play and child development. Joe Frost, as summarized by Connie Steele -- 45.Educational drama and learning. Betty J. Wagner -- 46.Dramatic play for healing. Patricia Sternberg -- 47.The need for action methods in education. E. Paul Torrance -- 48.Nice monsters, sandcastles, and soccer: a thematic analysis of humor and play. Howard R. Pollio -- Part V.Declaration of the child\'s right to play.

Introduction. Rhonda L. Clements and Leah Holland Fiorentino -- Part I.Playful issues for parents and educators -- 1.The right to a work-free and playful childhood: a historical perspecitve. Lisa Hermin Makman -- 2.The moral and ethical dimensions of controlling play. Nancy K. Freeman and Mac H. Brown -- 3.Adults: an obstacle to children\'s self-expressive play. Brian Ashley -- 4.A brief loook at fantasy play, Racquel Ary-De Rozza and Joanna Payne-Jones -- 5.Play and imagination as tools for building resilience. Janice H. Patterson -- 6.Enhancing preschoolers\' school readiness through imaginative play with parents and teachers. Jerome L. Singer, Dorothy G. Singer, and Amanda E. Schweder -- 7.Using audiovisual recording to observe play in preschool settings in Northern Ireland. Roisin McCooey -- 8.Play as a coping strategy during a time of bombing and destruction. Ivana Lisul -- 9.Play initiatives in Brazil. Marilena Flores Martins -- 10.The staus of child\'s play in Japan. Rikuko Okuda -- 11.Play of reconciliation: play between parent and child. Yvonne E. Keairns, Janet Edewards, and Christina Coarlucci -- 12.The child\'s rite of play: the consequences of taming the liminal stage in contemporary rites of passage. Charlie McCormick -- Part II.Play time -- 13.Play and cognitive development: a Piagetian perspective. Bruce D. Grossman -- 14.Academic versus child\'s play: a cultural conflict in Taiwan. Pei-Yu Chang -- 15.Dramatic play in Montessori kindergarte in Taiwan and mainland China. Mei-Cun LIn, James E. Johnson, and Karen McHesney Johnson -- 16.Play-based curriculum: a strong foundation for future learning. Carolyn M. Patterson -- 17.Simon says ... \'Reading is fun!: Monica McHale-Samll and Tabatha A. Uhrich -- 18.Growing and playing naturally in India. Paramvir Singh -- 19.Play doesn\'t need any labels: inclusive play for all children. Lynda Reeves -- 20.A games model for facilitating a constructive approach. Marianne Torbert -- 21.Organized play through youth sports: a four-tier system. Anne M. Rothschadl and Christoper M. Nunes -- 22.Bullying in schools in the North of Portugal: what we know about children. Beatriz Pereira -- 23.Grounding the players: social play experiences reflect school playground policies. Eva Peterson-- 24.Guidelines for managing playground risks. Susan Hudson and Donna Thompson -- 25.Assessment as an adventure activity. Leah Holland Fiorentino

This collection brings together contributions from more than 60 specialists in early childhood, play leadership, brain research & educational psychology, amongst others, to discuss the concepts of 'education through play' & 'play for its own sake', & assess the importance of play in child development.