Although Chinese early childhood education policies have high expectations for
kindergarten teachers' play pedagogy, teaching and play are still discussed as a bifurcation …

This paper explores children's deployment of objects in negotiating social relationships
during peer play. Drawing from video-ethnographic research in a Swedish preschool, this …

There is a growing body of studies on increasing the quality of infant–toddler education and
care. Yet little attention has been directed towards how to bring toddlers' agency and …

There has been a major international focus on the education and care of toddlers. To date,
empirical studies on adults' interactions in play with toddlers have focussed on the proximity …

Playgroups are a unique form of early childhood provision involving parents and their
children attending together. Parents' attendance at playgroups provides opportunities for …

This research examines a culture-based character education model. This research method
uses a qualitative approach. The research location is in the city of Semarang. The research …

Literature is an art in the form of writing, but over time, literary works develop and have
various forms. Besides being entertaining, literature also contains information and moral …

This chapter draws on the cultural-historical concept of double subjectivity in play. The
educators' affective positioning in infant-toddlers' play is explored and how educators …

The aim of this chapter is to introduce cultural–historical theory used throughout this book for
theoretical and empirical conceptualization of affective pedagogies. What do we mean by …

This chapter focuses on children's language, play, and social interaction. Language
emerges in the context of play—especially play with caregivers and siblings. This is when …