Play

• Walsh, G. (2021) Signalling Playfulness: Disguising work as play in the early years classroom

  Play has been widely investigated from a practice-based perspective; playfulness as an effective pedagogical tool has received less attention. Over […]

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• Walsh (2021) Play in Practice during the Pandemic: Summary Report

  PlayBoard NI, Stranmillis University College and the Controlled Schools’ Support Council recently embarked on a collaborative research project to examine […]

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• Walsh, G. (2021) Play in Practice during the Pandemic: Full Report

  PlayBoard NI, Stranmillis University College and the Controlled Schools’ Support Council recently embarked on a collaborative research project to examine […]

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• Walsh, G. (2017) Why Playful Teaching and Learning?

  This chapter will take you on an evidence-based journey to show you why play in practice needs to be reconceptualised. […]

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• Walsh, G. (2019) Towards Playful Teaching and Learning in Practice

  Although play receives recognition across the globe in the pre-school context, its position within primary schooling is much more precarious […]

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• Walsh, G. (2006) An Appropriate Curriculum for 4-5-year-old Children in Northern Ireland: Comparing Play-based and Formal Approaches

  This paper reports on an investigation into the quality of the learning experiences for 4–5‐year‐old children in Northern Ireland schools […]

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