Towards contemporary play: Sociocultural theory and the digital-consumerist context

S Edwards - Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
This article introduces the notion of 'contemporary'play in relation to existing ideas about
children's play, learning and development from a sociocultural perspective. The need to …

“This is pretend. We are just playing.” Exploring young children's imaginative play with, and educators' provision of, digital technologies in play-based settings.

J Bird, M Sims, J Charteris - 2018 - rune.une.edu.au
Digital technologies have become commonplace in nearly all areas of the modern life in
Western society. Mobile phone users now have the ability to watch movies, surf the internet …

The rabbit ate the grass! Exploring children's activities on digital technologies in an early childhood classroom

J Bird - 2012 - acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au
The aim of this project was to make children's activities on digital devices visible, in order to
be understood, which could then assist educators to extend these activities, thus potentially …

A Teacher's Journey: Shifting Theoretical Positions in Early Childhood Education

EJ Hunt - 2017 - acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au
A Teacher's Journey: Shifting Theoretical Positions in Early Childhood Education Page 1 A
Teacher’s Journey: Shifting Theoretical Positions in Early Childhood Education Elizabeth Joy …

A world of digital possibilities

J Bird - Every Child, 2013 - search.informit.org
As an educator, I am interested in children's play, the props they use and stories they create.
I have always been fascinated in how children engaged imaginative play with whatever is …