The role of play in human development

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pellegrini Anthony D
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: New York
Publication Dates: 2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: ix, 278 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9780195367324 (cloth)
0195367324
Index Number: B844
CLC: B844
G898-05
Call Number: G898-05/P386
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Play: what is it? -- Theories of play -- Play and behavioral plasticity -- Play in culture -- Functions of play -- Social play -- Children's use of objects in exploration, in play, and as tools -- Locomotor play -- Pretend play -- The role of games -- The role of play in education.