Examining play-based approaches to teaching and learning in early childhood education and care

儿童在学前环境中的学习对其当前和以后的教育成功至关重要。这个项目提供了一个重要的机会，研究教师如何教，和孩子们学习，通过不同的方法来玩。据估计，概念上可持续的游戏方法将支持儿童的学习成果比其他形式的游戏。了解这种游戏方法将有助于教师更好地理解教学，游戏和学习之间的关系，而不是只关注游戏和学习。这也将有助于实地解释即将出台的《澳大利亚幼儿学习框架》，该框架倡导游戏在幼儿教育中的作用。

Children's learning in pre-school settings is important to their current and later educational success. This project offers a significant opportunity to examine how teachers teach, and children learn, through different approaches to play. It is anticipated that the conceptually-sustaining approach to play will support children's learning outcomes more so than other forms of play. Knowing about this approach to play will help teachers better understand the relationship between teaching, play and learning, instead of focussing only on play and learning. This will also help the field interpret the forthcoming Australian Early Years' Learning Framework, which advocates for the role of play in early childhood education.