Re: role of play

Bill Barowy (wbarowy who-is-at mail.lesley.edu)
Sat, 23 Oct 1999 09:43:10 -0400

Mike,
Below is what comes out from some readings relevant to play from our=
development class in the past -- one caveat -- I cannot recommend any of=
these because I am about to go thru them myself, but here they are just in=
case your search engine has not come across them before.

I am *very* interested in what you come up with. =20

PLAY: On observing children's natural, spontaneous activities
Toward an integrative view of biological, psychological and cultural process=
es
Recommended reading: Garvey, Play. Harvard U. Press
Bruner & Allison, Play. NY: Basic Books, 1976
Required Reading: Gardner, chap. 1,2 The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think=
and How Schools Should Teach

Bill Barowy, Associate Professor
Lesley College, 31 Everett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-2790=20
Phone: 617-349-8168 / Fax: 617-349-8169
http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/wbarowy/Barowy.html
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