| Risk and Our Pedagogical Relation to Children: On the Playground and Beyond Contributor(s): Smith, Stephen J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791435938 ISBN-13: 9780791435939 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1998 Annotation: In this book, Stephen Smith shows how parents and educators can become aware of the positive value of risk in children's lives and how they can be challenged to take risks that are worth their while. This text is a "how so" much more than a "how to" book. It shows by evocative example and provocative questions how adults can help children mature with confidence and a strong sense of physical competence. The analysis shows the place, silence, atmosphere, challenge, encounter, practice, and possibility of risk taking. It consistently and conscientiously draws the reader's attention to a careful, solicitous manner of being with children. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Psychology - Psychology | Developmental - Child - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent |
| Dewey: 370.15 |
| LCCN: 97-17264 |
| Series: Suny Series, Early Childhood Education: Inquiries and Insigh |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.24" W x 9.29" (1.04 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this thoughtful book, Stephen Smith shows how parents and educators can become aware of the positive value of risk in children's lives and how they can be challenged to take risks that are worth their while. This text is a "how so" much more than a "how to" book. It shows by evocative example and provocative questions how adults can help children mature with confidence and a strong sense of physical competence. The analysis shows the place, silence, atmosphere, challenge, encounter, practice and possibility of risk-taking. It consistently and conscientiously draws attention to a careful, solicitous manner of being with children. |