Play

• Walsh, G. (2011) Playful structure: a novel image of early years pedagogy for primary school classrooms

  Playful structure is a new pedagogic image representing a more balanced and integrated perspective on early years pedagogy, aiming to […]

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• Doherty, A. (2016) “It is through others that we become ourselves.” A study of Vygotskian play in Russian and Irish schools.

  50 years after publishing his seminal work on play and its role in child development, Vygotskian theory is still highly […]

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• Greenwood, R. (2017) Playful Learning in Natural Outdoor Environments

   

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• Walsh, G. (2013) From policy to practice?: the reality of play in primary school classes in Northern Ireland

  As more countries align their curricular frameworks with play-based and experiential pedagogies, this paper provides a critical insight into the […]

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• Walsh, G. (2014) Impact of a play‐based curriculum in the first two years of primary school: literacy and numeracy outcomes over seven years

  In 2000–2002 an innovative early years curriculum, the Enriched Curriculum (EC), was introduced into 120 volunteer schools across Northern Ireland, […]

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

  Every early years practitioner should be able to captivate and maintain the interest of young children in their setting, through […]

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