Children's Play and Learning in Brazil

Thông tin sách: Children's Play and Learning in Brazil (Hardcover, 153 trang) – Springer, 2018. Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh.

This book presents for the first time in English language an overview of the research done in Brazil in the field of studies of children’s play. The volume brings together contributions from researchers of the Working Group Toy, Education and Health, of the Brazilian National Association of Research and Graduate Studies in Psychology (ANPEPP), including empirical studies and literature reviews about indigenous children, riverside communities, urban children in situation of social vulnerability, projects of early childhood education and the ludic possibilities of digital technologies. It aims to show the cultural diversity of Brazil expressed in its children’s play, providing valuable resources for international researchers of play interested in intercultural studies.

Editorial Reviews From the Back Cover This book presents for the first time in English language an overview of the research done in Brazil in the field of studies of children’s play. The volume brings together contributions from researchers of the Working Group Toy, Education and Health, of the Brazilian National Association of Research and Graduate Studies in Psychology (ANPEPP), including empirical studies and literature reviews about indigenous children, riverside communities, urban children in situation of social vulnerability, projects of early childhood education and the ludic possibilities of digital technologies. It aims to show the cultural diversity of Brazil expressed in its children’s play, providing valuable resources for international researchers of play interested in intercultural studies. About the Author Ilka Dias Bichara is an associate professor at the graduate program in Psychology of the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. She holds a PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, and has experience in Etiology and Psychology of Development, focusing on Attentional and Cognitive Processes and developing researches on the following subjects: children's play, contexts of development, make believe play and peer culture. She is one of the coordinators of the working group “Play, Learning and Health” of the Brazilian National Association for Research and Graduate Studies in Psychology (ANPEPP).
Celina Maria Colino Magalhães is a full professor at the graduate program in Theory and Research of Behavior of the Federal University of Pará, Brazil. She holds a PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, and has experience in Developmental Psychology, developing researches on the following subjects: child development,toy libraries, interactions and shelters. She is one of the coordinators of the working group “Play, Learning and Health” of the Brazilian National Association for Research and Graduate Studies in Psychology (ANPEPP).