List of Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Section I. Play, Curriculum and Culture Chapter 1: Incorporating Play into the Preschool Curriculum in a Kogi Community in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta by S. Lynneth Solis Chapter 2: A Case Study of a New York City Elementary School's Adoption of the Playworld Activity by Beth Ferholt Chapter 3: Home-Based Child Care Providers' Perspectives about Play, Curriculum, and Quality Improvement Initiatives by Alison Hooper, Juana Gaviria-Loaiza, Cailin Kerch Section II. Play and Curriculum In Stem Chapter 4: Facilitating Mathematical Thinking in Preschool Play: Findings of The CECE Math-Play Studies by Sudha Swaminathan, Jeffrey Trawick-Smith Chapter 5: Exploring the Role of Free Play in Elementary Science by Brian A. Stone, Lora Lorentsen, Meghan Schmidt Chapter 6: Thinking Outside the Woods: Teacher's story of Urban Nature and Inviting the Wild into the City Classroom by Heather Pinedo-Burns Section III. Play, Teachers and Higher Education Chapter 7: Play in Higher Education: Emergent Understandings of Play Pedagogy for Adult Learners in Early Childhood Teacher Education Programs by Marleah Blom, Miranda D'Amico Chapter 8: Learning, NOT Playing: Mixed Method Analysis of Early Childhood Preservice Teachers' Perceptions on Children's Play by Ilfa Zhulamanova Chapter 9: Games at College: Furthering Pedagogical and Co-Curricular Goals through Play by Abby Loebenberg, Robert Mack, Lauren Bongiorno Index About the Contributors
