Children, Media and Playground Cultures: Ethnographic Studies of School Playtimes

by Jackie Marsh, Andrew Burn, Rebekah Willett, et al.

Book Overview

1. Play, Media and Children's Playground Cultures 2. An Overview of Games and Activities on Two Primary School Playgrounds 3. Children as Researchers 4. Framing and Interpreting Children's Play 5. Reasons for Rhythm: Multimodal Perspectives on Musical Play 6. Computer Games on the Playground: Ludic Systems, Dramatized Narrative and Virtual Embodiment 7. Superheroes, Naughty Mums and Witches: Pretend Family Play amongst Seven to Ten Year-Olds 8. Agonistic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349340235
• ISBN13: 9781349340231
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"