Eleni Loizou - Teacher Education and Play Pedagogy: International Perspectives

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 1 unfolds the different ways in which teacher educators have been preparing early years teachers to support childrens play and consider professional preparation for a play pedagogy; part 2 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.

Eleni Loizou is Professor of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Education of the University of Cyprus.

Jeffrey Trawick-Smith is Professor Emeritus and a senior researcher in the Center for Early Childhood Education of Eastern Connecticut State University.

Written in association with the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA), titles in this series will reflect the latest developments and most current research and practice in early childhood education on a global level. Feeding into and supporting the further development of the discipline as an exciting and urgent field of research and high academic endeavour, the series carries a particular focus on knowledge and reflection, which has huge relevance and topicality for those at the front line of decision making and professional practice.

Rather than following a linear approach of research to practice, this series offers a unique fusion of research, theoretical, conceptual and philosophical perspectives, values and ethics, and professional practice, which has been termed Ethical Praxis.

Other titles published in association with the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA):

Mathematics in Early Childhood

Research, Reflexive Practice and Innovative Pedagogy

Edited by Oliver Thiel, Elena Severina and Bob Perry

Exploring Career Trajectories of Men in the Early Childhood Education and Care Workforce

Why They Leave and Why They Stay

Edited by David L. Brody, Kari Emilsen, Tim Rohrmann and Jo Warin

Teacher Education and Play Pedagogy

International Perspectives

Edited by Eleni Loizou and Jeffrey Trawick-Smith

For more information about this series, please visit: www.routledge.com/education/series/EECERA

Edited by Eleni Loizou and
Jeffrey Trawick-Smith

Cover image: Alkmini Manitaki Loizou

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Names: Loizou, Eleni, editor. | Trawick-Smith, Jeffrey W., editor.

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

Description: New York : Routledge, 2022. | Series: Towards an ethical praxis in early childhood | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021048275 (print) | LCCN 2021048276 (ebook) | ISBN 9780367711757 (Hardback) | ISBN 9780367711795 (Paperback) | ISBN 9781003149668 (eBook)

Subjects: LCSH: Early childhood teachersTraining of. | Play. | Early childhood education.

Classification: LCC LB1775.6 .T44 2022 (print) | LCC LB1775.6 (ebook) | DDC 372.21dc23/eng/20220211

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021048275

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021048276

ISBN: 978-0-367-71175-7 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-0-367-71179-5 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-1-003-14966-8 (ebk)

DOI: 10.4324/9781003149668

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This book is dedicated to teachers who love to play with children, and teacher educators who love to teach teachers how to play with children

Tony Bertram and Chris Pascal

PART 1
Teacher Education for Play Pedagogy

Eleni Loizou and Jeffrey Trawick-Smith

Lise Lemay, Anne-Sophie Parent, Caroline Bouchard, Stphanie Duval, and Nomie Montminy-Sanschagrin

Cecilia Maron-Puntarelli

Myae Han, Martha Buell, Di Liu, and Annette Pic

Niklas Pramling

Sofia Avgitidou

Nikolay Veraksa, Aleksander Veraksa, Margarita Gavrilova, Darya Bukhalenkova, and Vera Sukhikh

PART 2
A Theoretical and Practical Lens of Teacher Authentic Play Practices

Caroline Vancraeyveldt, Sara Barros Arajo, Annerieke Boland, Soa Grofkov, Anna Klimentova, Ineke Oenema-Mostert and Manuela Sanches-Ferreira

Maelis Karlsson Lohmander and Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson

Ruth Guirguis and Jennifer M. Longley

Jeffrey Trawick-Smith, Cassandra Cullis, and Marley Koschel

Eleni Loizou

Jeffrey Trawick-Smith and Eleni Loizou

Eleni Loizou is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Cyprus. Her research interests include humor, play, infancy, and teacher education. Her work on play is focused on the pedagogy of play unfolding childrens play skills, teachers forms of involvement and informing teacher education.