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Early Childhood Education: Play

This guide is designed to help Mercyhurst students and faculty find credible sources about early childhood education.

Books

Play : the pathway from theory to practice by Sandra Heidemann and Deborah Hewitt
Call Number: LB1137 .H38 2010
Publication Date: 2010

Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society
Call Number: REF GV11 .E555 2009
In reference section
The value of play by Perry Else
Call Number: LB1139.35.P55 E57 2009
Publication Date: 2009
Play at the center of the curriculum by Judith Van Hoorn
Call Number: LB1139.35.P55 P57 2007
Publication Date: 2007

Databases

ERIC - Play
Click here to see all articles in the ERIC database about play. Make your search more specific by using the search boxes at the top of the screen.
Teacher Reference Center - Play
Click here to see all articles in the Teacher Reference Center database about play. Make your search more specific by using the search boxes at the top of the screen.

Websites

NAEYC - play
Play: Where Learning Begins! | National Association for the Education of Young Children
Young Children Need to Play!
IPAUSA.ORG
The USA affiliate of the International Play Association
Alliance for Childhood
Child Care and Early Childhood Education Research Connections - Resource List