Pretend play appears to be an evolved behavior because it is universal and appears on a
set schedule. However, no specific functions have been determined for pretend play and …

This volume brings together studies, research syntheses, and critical commentaries that
examine play-literacy relationships from cognitive, ecological, and cultural perspectives. The …

Edited by a diverse group of expert collaborators, the Handbook of the Cultural Foundations
of Learning is a landmark volume that brings together cutting-edge research examining …

In An Introduction to Childhood, Heather Montgomery examines the role children have
played within anthropology, how they have been studied by anthropologists and how they …

Due to changing social conditions active citizenship becomes a dynamic process rather than
a standard, clear-cut set of rights and responsibilities. Furthermore, childhood presents itself …

Background Developmental psychology is a vibrant and rapidly growing field of psychology
that seems, with each passing year, to become more and more exciting, comprehensive …

In Play and the Human Condition, Thomas Henricks brings together ways of considering
play to probe its essential relationship to work, ritual, and communitas. Focusing on five …

Asian and Euro-American parents of preschool-aged children were interviewed concerning
their beliefs about the nature and purpose of play; they also completed two questionnaires …

Provides health care professionals with an introduction to using play in therapy with
children. This revised volume features increased coverage of developmental issues and …

Social work takes place through the medium of relationships, and communication is how
relationships are made. That is the starting point for this sixth edition, the principal audience …