Play as engagement and communication / edited by Eva E. Nwokah.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Introduction -- I. Child play with adults and with animals -- The therapeutic benefits of play for hospitalized children / Michael Patte -- Play between children and domestic animals / Gail F. Melson -- Mothers' social and didactic actions during play: contribution of infant affect / Hui-Chin Hsu ; Jihyun Sung -- II. The complexities of child-child play in different contexts -- The reality of pretend play: ethic, socioeconomic, and gender variations in young children's involvement / Rachana Karnik ; Jonathan Tudge -- Children's pretend play with media-based toys / Sandra Chang-Kredl ; Nina Howe -- Young children's emotional reponses in cheating in game play / Robyn Holmes -- Contribution of theory of mind to pretend play: concordance between preschool play partners / Hui-Chin Hsu ; Patricia K. Janes -- III. Teacher support for play in educatinal settings / Roug and tumble play in early childhood settings: challenges for preschool training / Michelle Tannock -- The teacher's role in enhancing sociodramatic play in early childhood classrooms: a study in Head Start classrooms / Mira Tetkowski Berkley ; Kate Mahoney -- IV. Reflections on the nature of play / Play as ascending meaning revisited: four types of assertive play / Thomas S. Henricks.

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The primary focus of the papers in this volume is to reflect on the close relationship between play and the process of engaging and communicating with others in different contexts.

English.

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