Searching for play in Early Childhood Care and Education policy
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Alcock, Sophie
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2013
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Journal Article
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early childhood curriculum policy
early childhood assessment policy
play in early childhood education
early childhood assessment policy
play in early childhood education
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Alcock, S. (2013). Searching for play in Early Childhood Care and Education policy. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies. 48 (1) : 19-33.
Abstract
Children (and adults) across all cultures play in culturally reflective ways (Goncu & Gaskins, 2007; Rogoff, 2003). Play is one of the most interesting characteristics of groups of children. Despite play being a preoccupation of most young children, and a desirable disposition for creative adults (Csikszentmihalyi, 1996; Sawyer, R.K., 2003) New Zealand Ministry of Education (MoE) Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) policy and curriculum documents make little or no mention of play (1996, 2004–2009, 2011, 2012).
This paper explores the invisibility of play in official Ministry of Education (MoE) ECEC curriculum, assessment and policy documents and discusses possible reasons for this invisibility.
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