Children, Play, and Development

The book offered in depth knowledge and very updated research on play. The only thing missing was how this translates into the lives and work of teachers and how teachers actively work to support play in the classrooms.

interesting, easy read and on a topic very important to child development. very few books are dedicated to child play.issues on class discussion parts are very helpful in organising the lesson and also serve as a guide for students to study.

This book is valuable because it summarises concisely the essential child development knowledge that students need and grounds it in reality. It connects theory to practice and will help students to apply their knowledge when constructing play experiences or observing children at play. I liked the chapter that focuses on ethological and cultural perspectives

Excellent text recommended for purchase and review by graduate students.

A new themes that we are teaching throughout the undergraduate sport psychology curriculum. This book will also be of value to students on the PE degree.

Provides good background knowledge to students on early years courses.

Good for additional reading, relevant to many aspects of the course.
Nice, neat, well structured

Again a useful generic text, recommended on a number of modules

This course was for a graduate class and this book was a bit to simplistic for graduate work.

It was a great book for undergraduate level.

Thank you,

Dr. Carolyn McKeon