European Early Childhood Education Article Collection: Cultures of Play

In celebration of EECERA’s 31st annual conference, enjoy this articles collection dedicated to their conference theme: Cultures of Play: Actors, Affordances and Arenas. Explore these articles below.

Article Title	Author	Journal Title	Volume	Issue
Researching children’s learning and play in a Chinese context: children’s perspectives on their play and learning	Shu-chen Wu	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	27	4
Toddlers' play in ECEC institutions from a gender perspective	Elsa Kaltvedt, Elin ReikerÃ¥s, Aud Torill Meland	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	27	2
Children's social play and affordance availability in preschool outdoor environments	Alexander Barandiaran, Inaki Larrea, Nekane Miranda, Alexander Muela	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	27	2
Do you want to play with me today? Friendship stability among preschool children	Tarja-Riitta Hurme, Jarmo Kinos, Tuire Palonen, Yili Wang	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	27	2
Exploring reversed conditions of early years pre-service teacher training on pretend play	Athina Charissi, Vasiliki Karavida, Eleni Tympa	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	29	2
Brazilian research into children's perspectives on their educational experience: participation and play at risk	Silvia Helena Vieira Cruz	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	27	3
The role of play in creating a language-conducive context in a bilingual preschool	Inas Deeb, Sujoud Hijazy, Mila Schwartz	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	29	3
Developing 'Negotiation capital': influence and imagination in three and four-year-old triadic collaborative play in nursery	Kate Hayward, Carla Hendry, Jackie Raine	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	27	1
A professionalisation programme towards children's risk-taking in play in childcare contexts: moral friction on developing attitudes and collegial expectations	Gaby Jacobs, Martin van Rooijen	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	27	6
'I can't sit here and cry with you, I have to play'. Strategies by very young children in refugee collective accommodation	Anne Wihstutz	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	28	1
Playing with science: manifestation of scientific play in early science inquiry	Kristiina Kumpulainen, Jenni Vartiainen	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	28	4
An exploration of infant and toddler unstructured outdoor play	Danae Dinkel, Miriam Kuhn, Tyler Patterson, Kailey Snyder, Shane Warehime, Debora Wisneski	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	27	2
ECE teachers' views on play-based learning: a systematic review	Jarmila Bubikova-Moan, Hanne NÃ¦ss Hjetland, Sabine Wollscheid	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	27	6
Familiar play: age-coded heteronormativity in Swedish early childhood education	Nils HammarÃ©n, Anette Hellman, Lena Sotevik	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	27	4
'Uncharted territory': teachers' perspectives on play in early childhood classrooms in Ireland during the pandemic	Sinead McNally, Christina O'Keeffe	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	29	1
Fraught with frights or full of fun: perspectives of risky play among six-to-eight-year olds	Sarah Hinchion, Helen Lynch, Ellen McAuliffe	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal	29	5

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EECERA seeks to sustain and develop the rich tradition of European early childhood thought, the legacy of Pestalozzi, Owen, Froebel, Steiner, Vygotsky, Piaget, Malaguzzi and other pioneers, whilst looking forward to encourage the exploration of new paradigms, methodologies, concepts and applications in the ever-changing context of early childhood studies. Its reach and interest is resolutely international and, whilst wanting to identify with Europe’s pluralist and diverse cultures, it is open to learn of, and to share in, the equally rich early childhood traditions and concepts of the World.