Peer Play and Relationships in Early Childhood: International Research Perspectives (Hardcover, 2020)

1. International Perspectives on Peer Play and Relationships in early childhood settings; Avis Ridgway, Gloria Quinones, and Liang Li.- 2. Long-Term Peer Play and Child Development  ; Pentti Hakkarainen.- 3. Toddler and older peer play: Agentic imagination and joyful learning; Avis Ridgway, Liang Li and Gloria Quinones.- 4. Digital peer play: Meta-imaginary play embedded in early childhood play-based settings; Marilyn Fleer.- 5. Engineering Peer Play: A New Perspective on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Early Childhood Education; Zachary S. Gold and James Elicker.- 6. Holding Hands: Toddlers’ Imaginary Peer Play; Gloria Quinones, Avis Ridgway and Liang Li.- 7. Creating and Maintaining Play Connection in a Toddler Peer Group; Annukka Pursi and Lasse Lipponen.- 8. A cultural-historical study of digital devices supporting peer collaboration in early years learning setting in one Saudi school; Omar Sulaymani, Marilyn Fleer and Denise Chapman.- 9. Children’s peer cultures and playfulness at mat time; Anita Mortlock and Vanessa Green.- 10. Meaning Construction of Rules in Peer Play: A Case Study of Block Play; Li-Na Sun, Yu Chen, Yue-Juan Pan, Yan-Ling Ming.- 11. Mothers’ attitudes toward peer play; Milda Bredikyte and Monika Skeryte-Kazlauskiene.- 12. Togetherness and awareness: young children’s peer play; Liang Li and Mong-Lin Yu.- 13. Looking beyond books and blocks: Peers playing around with concepts; Joanna Williamson, Daniel Lovatt and Helen Hedges.- 14. Collaborative sibling play: Forming a cohesive collective while picking mangoes; Megan Adams.