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This open access book’s theme is Teaching mathematics as to be meaningful – foregrounding children’s play and perspectives. It discusses the relation between teachers, children and mathematical content within the context of play with a particular focus on the framing of these relations within this context, which is an important theme in the debate on whether teaching should be integrated with or separated from children’s play. The work further addresses meaningfulness in the learning process, particularly from the child’s perspective.
Globally, most guidelines and curricula for early childhood education mention play as one of the key features for young children’s learning. Still, there are quite different views on the definitions of play and in what ways play should become part of children’s learning. The chapters of the book mirror the research topics presented at the fifth POEM conference in May 2022 divided into four sub-themes: Play and learning, Children’s perspectives on mathematics, Teachers’ competencies and Theorizing aspects of early mathematics education.Jessica Elofsson is a Postdoctoral researcher in the field of Pedagogy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her research interest is mathematics learning and development of teaching practice in preschool and primary school. Her main focus is intervention research focusing on supporting young children´s early learning and development of mathematical skills.
Elin Reikerås is a Professor in Early Childhood Education and Centre leader of FILIORUM - Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education, at the University of Stavanger, Norway. Her research interests are on children'searly mathematical development, the relations between early mathematics and other development areas as language, motor-life skills, and social skills as well as the relations between arithmetic’s and reading. She led the interdisciplinary longitudinal Stavanger project, which followed over 1000 children’s development from they were 2 ½ years until they turned 10 year.
| Publication Date: | 28 September 2023 |
| Publisher: | University of Gothenburg - Dept of Education, Communication and Learning |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| ISBN-13: | 9783031376658 |
| Format: | Paperback / softback |
| Page Count: | 260 |