You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Over the past forty years, media education research has emerged as a historical, epistemological and practical field of study. Shifts in the field—along with radical transformations in media technologies, aesthetic forms, ownership models, and audience participation practices—have driven the application of new concepts and theories across a range of both school and non-school settings. The Handbook on Media Education Research is a unique exploration of the complex set of practices, theories, and tools of media research. Featuring contributions from a diverse range of internationally recognized experts and practitioners, this timely volume discusses recent developments in the field in the...
This book highlights contemporary questions around Early Childhood Education in Finland. It explores a range of issues relating to policies and practices in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). The book features many aspects of the so-called Nordic model that is evident in different practices and policies of the Finnish ECEC system. Among others topics, it discusses playful learning, storycrafting, scientific literacy, pedagogical leadership, family-related variables, and Sami language learning. The findings provide important insights into the Finnish ECEC model and illustrate relevant issues facing Finland. All of the 14 chapters present unique research and give the reader the opportu...
In recent years there have been significant changes in education across the globe, largely as a result of changing demographics, technological developments, and increased globalization. Relatedly, the changing needs of societies and families, along with new research findings, provide new directions in early childhood education. Consequently, early childhood teachers today are faced with higher and more complex expectations to help ensure that their students achieve their full potential. Such expectations suggest that early childhood teachers should be professionals who are able to draw on a robust knowledge base in making educational decisions. It follows that teacher education programs shou...
The go-to textbook for everything you need to know about play! Covering ages 0-8, this book explores what play is, why it matters and where and how play happens. Taking you from start to finish on your course, it helps you: Think critically about play and play provision Understand what good practice looks like See how theory translates into real-world settings Explore the issues, debates, and challenges within play and early learning
Pelikasvattajan käsikirjan odotettu jatko-osa! Tässä kirjassa kymmenet pelitutkimuksen, pelikasvatuksen ja pelialan asiantuntijat kertovat omista lähtökohdistaan siitä, millaisia tärkeitä kysymyksiä pelaamiseen ja pelikulttuuriin liittyy juuri nyt! Tämä kirja auttaa sinua käsittelemään pelejä mediatuotteina, ymmärtämään pelaamisen vaikutuksia ja arvioimaan pelejä kriittisesti yhteiskunnan arvoja heijastavina teoksina.
Miten ymmärrämme maailmaa ja miten jaamme tätä ymmärrystämme? Miten jäsennämme tietoa, tunteita, kokemuksia, osaamistamme? Millaisia sosiaalisia ja kognitiivisia prosesseja ja taitoja tarvitsemme, jotta voimme kehittyä, kasvaa ja selviytyä elämässä? Nämä ovat kysymyksiä, joita käsittelemme jokapäiväisessä mediakulttuurissamme. Medioituneessa arjessamme myös teknologia on kaikkiallistunut, ja kulttuurimme teknologinen ja sisällöllinen konvergenssi ja turbulenssi on jatkuvaa ja jopa kiihtyvää. Yhtenä välineenä vastauksien löytämiseen voi toimia medialukutaito, jota pyritään edistämään mediakasvatuksen avulla. Mediakasvatus yhdistyy laajemmin kasvatuksen perim...
Drawing on research exploring new media practices, this book explains and encourages classroom activity that makes purposeful and appropriate use of new media and is underpinned by a set of guiding principles for teaching literacy in contemporary times.
To explore the fusion of play and portable technology, this book offers the first cross cultural-national perspective research on theoretical and practical views on how digital technologies might be integrated in a play-based pedagogy in early childhood education.
None