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Utami, Ade Dwi; Fleer, Marilyn; Li, Liang – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2020
Different approaches to implementing 'learning through play' exist in many countries due to different understandings of the concept of play. In Indonesia, teachers implement play in a structured way following certain play developmental stages, where the focus is on children's academic outcomes, rather than the development of concepts as part of…
Descriptors: Play, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Teachers, Preschool Children
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Fleer, Marilyn – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2021
In unprecedented times, the global community is calling for greater knowledge and engagement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to support the decision making and practices of the general community. COVID-19 has highlighted this pressing need and inviting a 'new normal'. But STEM is not the core business of early childhood.…
Descriptors: Play, Role Playing, Story Telling, Imagination