Play and STEM Education in the Early Years : International Policies and Practices /

This edited book provides an overview of unstructured and structured play scenarios crucial to developing young children's awareness, interest, and ability to learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in informal and formal education environments. The key elements for develo...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale (Editor), Kennedy, Teresa J. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:	1st ed. 2022.
Subjects:	Science-Study and teaching. Early childhood education. International education . Comparative education. Mathematics-Study and teaching . Education and state. Science Education. Early Childhood Education. International and Comparative Education. Mathematics Education. Educational Policy and Politics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Exploring the possibilities of STEM and Play in preschool years in England
Chapter 3: Psychology of children's play, imagination, creativity and playful pedagogies in early childhood education in Russia
Chapter 4: Play-based Learning as a Natural Teaching Strategy in the Jamaican Preschool Environment
Chapter 5: Preparing Early Years Practitioners in Mauritius
Chapter 6: The Finnish Approach to Early Years STEM Education
Chapter 7: Early STEM Implementation in PreK and Kindergarten in Mexico
Chapter 8: Bee-Bot Robots and Learning in the Play-based Behaviour of Preschool Children in Canada
Chapter 9: Changes in Young Children's Lives and Society through STEM Play in Japan
Chapter 10: Diverse STEM Interest Development Pathways in Early Childhood
Chapter 11: Play in Early Learning in Dioramas
Chapter 12: Engaging Children in Science Learning Through Outdoor Play
Chapter 13: GLOBE, STEM and Argentine Citizen Science: Collaborations in the Early Years through Outdoor Play in Nature
Chapter 14: Research in Israel: Does Constructional Play Improve Preschoolers' Engineering Habits of Mind?
Chapter 15: Fostering 6-year-olds Conceptual Knowledge of Gears with Guided Play in Germany
Chapter 16: Moving from Direct Teaching to Project-Based Learning in Pre-school Environments in Spain
Chapter 17: Play and Mathematics in an English Early Years Classrooms in England
Chapter 18: STEM in the Early Years in China
Chapter 19: STEM Integrated Play in Early Years: Policies and Practices in Pakistan
Chapter 20: Addressing Learner Variability Through Executive Function as a Preventive Measure for Early School Leaving in Malta
Chapter 21: Early Childhood Programming in Sub-Saharan Africa
Chapter 22: Play, Science and Engineering in the Early Years in Australia
Chapter 23: Final Chapter: An overview what the contributions tell us.