Author Description

1. Play And Pedagogy: A Conflict Of Interests? / Sue Rogers -- 2. It's About Power: Researching Play, Pedagogy And Participation In The Early Years Of School / Jo Ailwood -- 3. The Challenge Of Play For Early Childhood Educators / Sue Dockett -- 4. 'we Are Hunters And Gatherers Of Values': Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Pedagogy, And The Formation Of Ethical Identities / Brian Edmiston -- 5. Revisiting Vygotskian Perspectives On Play And Pedagogy / Elena Bodrova And Deborah J. Leong -- 6. Exploring Culture, Play, And Early Childhood Education Practice In African Contexts / Kofi Marfo And Linda Biersteker -- 7. Play And Pedagogy Framed Within India's Historical, Socio-cultural And Pedagogical Context / Amita Gupta -- 8. Learning Through Play In Hong Kong: Policy Or Practice? / Doris Cheng Pui-wah -- 9. Meeting At The Crossroads: Postmodern Pedagogy Greets Children's Aesthetic Play-culture / Faith Gabrielle Guss -- 10. Deconstructing The Metaphysics Of Play Theories: Towards A Pedagogy Of Play Aesthetics / Hae-ryung Yeu -- 11. Digital Play In The Classroom: A Twenty-first Century Pedagogy? / Tim Waller -- 12. Taking Play Seriously / Liz Brooker. Edited By Sue Rogers.