Designing for Play
Seiten
2017
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2nd edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-47405-5 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-47405-5 (ISBN)
Applies advanced thinking from child development and child psychology to find fresh design solutions, challenging the established notions of play provision. Covering key sociological, public policy, environmental and design issues, this book provides designers with an exploration of and guide to, designing from a 'child's eye' view of the world.
The second edition of this much-admired book offers an accessible and coherent selection of readings illustrating for students the depth and contours of how American politics has developed over time. Grounded in foundational debates, classic political science scholarship, and the best contemporary analysis of American political development, this reader invites students to probe the historical dynamics that brought the United States to where it is today and how those dynamics are likely to affect its future course.
This well-designed and up-to-date reader is an invitation to instructors to draw your students into a deeper conversation on the key themes and topics in each section of your course. The second edition features:
Revised introductions and selections
33 new readings
Expanded sections on civil rights and civil liberties.
Jillson and Robertson have carefully edited each selection to ensure readability and fidelity to the original arguments. Their insightful editorial introductions frame the context in which these topics are studied and understood. Several key pedagogical tools help students along the way:
An introductory essay provides an overview of American political development and current examples of why history matters
Chapter introductions to provide necessary context situating the readings in broader debates
Head notes at the start of each reading to contextualize that selection
Questions for Discussion at the end of each chapter, prompting students to draw out the implications and connections across readings
Further Reading lists at the end of each chapter to guide student research
The broad readings in this volume take seriously the effort to present materials that help students
The second edition of this much-admired book offers an accessible and coherent selection of readings illustrating for students the depth and contours of how American politics has developed over time. Grounded in foundational debates, classic political science scholarship, and the best contemporary analysis of American political development, this reader invites students to probe the historical dynamics that brought the United States to where it is today and how those dynamics are likely to affect its future course.
This well-designed and up-to-date reader is an invitation to instructors to draw your students into a deeper conversation on the key themes and topics in each section of your course. The second edition features:
Revised introductions and selections
33 new readings
Expanded sections on civil rights and civil liberties.
Jillson and Robertson have carefully edited each selection to ensure readability and fidelity to the original arguments. Their insightful editorial introductions frame the context in which these topics are studied and understood. Several key pedagogical tools help students along the way:
An introductory essay provides an overview of American political development and current examples of why history matters
Chapter introductions to provide necessary context situating the readings in broader debates
Head notes at the start of each reading to contextualize that selection
Questions for Discussion at the end of each chapter, prompting students to draw out the implications and connections across readings
Further Reading lists at the end of each chapter to guide student research
The broad readings in this volume take seriously the effort to present materials that help students
Barbara E. Hendricks, Play Environment Designer, currently owns and operates her own design firm and serves as a consultant to several international companies which manufacture play items.
Contents: Foreword; Designing for play; People play; History of the play yard: not a design story; Design and aesthetics - in relationship to play; Society’s criteri;: Children’s criteria; Designer’s criteria; A balancing act: putting it all together; Play yards with early childhood institutions; Play areas at public parks - unsupervised; Designing for play at school; Green children and other trends in playgrounds; Magic in the play area; Playing with the future; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
Erscheinungsdatum | 05.09.2017 |
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Reihe/Serie | Design and the Built Environment |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 453 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
Technik ► Architektur | |
ISBN-10 | 1-138-47405-3 / 1138474053 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-47405-5 / 9781138474055 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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