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Play-Based Learning and the Play Cycle: A Consideration of the Adult Role in the Process of Play

Peter King Orcid Logo

American Journal of Play, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 309 - 324

Swansea University Author: Peter King Orcid Logo

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The author looks at play-based learning as a concept that supports the holisticdevelopment of children, defining such learning as a continuum of a childdirected, collaborative, and adult-directed play and discussing the role ofadults on this continuum. King introduces into the discussion the theory...

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Published in: American Journal of Play
Published: 2025
Online Access: https://www.museumofplay.org/app/uploads/2025/10/AJP-17-3-Article-2-Play-Circle.pdf
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