Teacher Education and Play Pedagogy

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<P>Play has always been vital to the field of early childhood education, for teacher educators and early years teachers, as a pedagogy and way of organizing learning. With diverse perspectives from scholars around the world, <I>Teacher Education and Play Pedagogy </I>is a unique text focusing on teacher education for play pedagogy<I></I>and uniquely blends research and praxis on authentically implementing play practices.</P><P>This book is divided into two main sections: part 1 unfolds the different ways in which teacher educators have been preparing early years teachers to support children''s play and consider professional preparation for a play pedagogy; part 2 provides information on how teachers take on different roles, act in diverse ways to effectively support children to develop play skills, to learn and develop. With contributions from across the early childhood spectrum, researchers present their empirical work through multiple forms of data with deep reflections and