Varied Perspectives on Play and Learning: Theory and Research on Early Years Education : Information Age Publishing : 9781623964153 : 1623964156 : 30 Oct 2013 : This book brings together an international group of researchers reporting on their work about play and early childhood education across 13 countries ? Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England, Germany, Hong Kong, United States of America, India, The Maldives, Sri Lanka, Singapore, China and Australia. It contributes to growing international conversations about play and the role of play in early childhood education. Each of the chapters in this anthology reflects different directions in research as well as a range of approaches to reconceptualising play. Each researcher questions assumptions underpinning young children's play and early childhood education and explores the implications of these questions for further research, practice and policy. Chapters report a wide range of innovative and transformative research, focusing on areas s