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Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2012Reva Fish, Assistant Professor, Social and Psychological Foundations of Education, and Laura Klenk, Assistant Professor, Elementary Education and Reading
Reva Fish, assistant professor of social and psychological foundations of education, and Laura Klenk, assistant professor of elementary education and reading, presented their research about play in early childhood education at the 2012 Conference on the Value of Play: Multigenerational Actions and Strategies, held at Clemson University, in South Carolina, February 26–29.
One presentation, “Wouldn’t It Be Nice If Everyone Were on the Same Page?” The Conflict over Play in Preschool," discussed Head Start teachers’ efforts to address preschool academic standards and the conflict about play in preschool that they experience with parents and administrators.
Another presentation, "How Kindergartners Distinguish between Work and Play in School," addressed how children view tasks that they do in the classroom as work tasks or as play tasks. The implications for motivation to learn and classroom engagement were discussed.
At the conference, the US Play Coalition awarded a seed grant to Fish and Klenk to continue their research.
