play

• 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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• 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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• Jones, S. (2017) Heaney and Education

  Seamus Heaney inhabited the world of teacher education, as a student, and later as a lecturer, in 1960s Belfast. That […]

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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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