Teacher education and play pedagogy : international perspectives / edited by Eleni Loizou and Jeffrey Trawick-Smith.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Teacher education for play pedagogy -- Introduction: play pedagogy conceptualizations and reflections on existing research -- A closer look at the maturity of make-believe play in Quebec's kindergarten to inform the design of a professional development program -- Play as the work of pre-service teachers: a case study of inspiring play as pedagogy in a university early childhood program -- Play training and coaching for child care providers on how to support children's play and learning -- Educating early childhood education teachers for play-responsive early childhood education and care (PRECEC) -- Supporting early childhood teachers' play pedagogy: methods, processes, and outcome -- Play-based teaching in Russian preschool education: pretend and digital play -- Part 2. A theoretical and practical lens of teacher authentic play practices -- Learning to play-2-gether. Building positive relationships with children through play -- Challenges and dilemmas with play-based pedagogy in Swedish early childhood education -- Creating preservice teachers' playful mindsets and dispositions towards play in the US -- Advanced block play in preschool: implications for teacher education -- A case study of an early childhood teacher's constructive play praxeological transformation -- Themes for teacher education for play pedagogy.

"Play has always been vital to the field of early childhood education, for teacher educators and early years teachers, as a pedagogy and way of organizing learning. With diverse perspectives from scholars around the world, Teacher Education and Play Pedagogy is a unique text focusing on teacher education for play pedagogy and uniquely blends research and praxis on authentically implementing play practices. This book is divided into two main sections: part one unfolds the different ways in which teacher educators have been preparing early years teachers to support children's play and consider professional preparation for a play pedagogy; part two provides information on how teachers take on different roles, act in diverse ways to effectively support children to develop play skills, to learn and develop. With contributions from across the early childhood spectrum, researchers present their empirical work through multiple forms of data with deep reflections and critical stances towards the play pedagogy implementation. Teacher Education and Play Pedagogy is a valuable text for early childhood education undergraduate and graduate courses, for early childhood education researchers, as well as an essential reference for professional development programs and seminars"-- Provided by publisher.