| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
|
| Title Information: |
Ethnographic Studies of School Playtimes. |
| Author: |
WillettRebekah., |
| Alternative Intellectual Responsibility: |
RichardsChris., |
| Alternative Intellectual Responsibility: |
MarshJackie., |
| Alternative Intellectual Responsibility: |
BurnAndrew., |
| Alternative Intellectual Responsibility: |
C. BishopJulia., |
| Place of Publication: |
New York |
| Published: |
Palgrave Macmillan; |
| Year of Publication: |
2013 |
| Description: |
1 online resource (281 pages). |
| Series: |
Studies in Childhood and Youth |
| Subject: |
Education. - |
| Subject: |
Mass media and children - Great Britain. - |
| Subject: |
Play - Great Britain. - |
| Subject: |
EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects - |
| Online resource: |
http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137318077 |
| Notes: |
Description based on print version record |
| Summary: |
Drawing on ethnographic accounts of children'smedia-referenced play, this book explores children's engagement with media culturesand playground experiences, analyzing a range of issues such as learning, fantasy, communication and identity. |
| ISBN: |
9781137318077electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
1137318074electronic bk. |
| Content Note: |
Cover; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Images; Acknowledgements; Notes on the Authors; 1 Play, Media and Children's Playground Cultures; 2 An Overview of Games and Activities on Two Primary School Playgrounds; 3 Children as Researchers; 4 Framing and Interpreting Children's Play; 5 Reasons for Rhythm: Multimodal Perspectives on Musical Play; 6 Computer Games on the Playground: Ludic Systems, Dramatised Narrative and Virtual Embodiment; 7 Superheroes, Naughty Mums and Witches: Pretend Family Play among 7- to 10-Year-Olds; 8 Agonistic Scenarios; 9 Parody, Homage and Dramatic Performances. |
| Content Note: |
10 Conclusion: Forms, Functions and the Ethnographic ChallengeAppendix Survey of Children's Play, Games and Media; Notes; References; Index. |