Play Behaviors and Self-Regulated Learning in Preschool Children

Young children’s play in a daycare classroom in South Korea during COVID-19 pandemic

The effects of digital block play on children’s mathematical problem-solving ability and flow: A collaborative action research approach

Integrating Western Play-Based Pedagogy with Chinese Educational Traditions: A Tale of Two Public Kindergartens

Teachers' Experiences of Facilitating Play-based Learning Online for Young Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China Through the Lens of the TPACK Framework

Chinese Parents' Beliefs on Children's Outdoor Risky Play during Preschool Years

The Serial Multiple Mediating Effects of Play Teaching Efficacy and Play Support Competence on the Relationship between Early Childhood Teachers' Teaching Creativity and Teacher–Child Interactions

Young Children’s Metacognition Expressed during Coding Play

Early Childhood Curriculum Comparison: Aotearoa New Zealand and Malaysia

Enhancing Preschoolers’ Creativity through Creative Play-STEAM Activities in Malaysia

Development of Play in Pre-Schoolers: Video-Based Analysis of Free and Structured Toy Play Scenario

Reclaiming Playful Learning: Exploring the Perceptions of Playful Learning among Early Childhood Preservice Teachers

Influence of Play-based Learning in Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Bangladesh: Lessons from Japan

COVID-19 Pandemic, Mental Health, and Play for Young Children during and after Pandemic

Perceptions among Hong Kong parents on Play in Early Childhood: A Qualitative Study

Korean Early Childhood Teachers’ Perceptions of the Importance and Performance of the “Play Environment”

The Effects of Teacher’s Restriction of Children’s Free Play on Children’s Pretend Play

Student Teachers’ Reflections on the Use of Drama in Education to Motivate Young Children’s Science Play

Guest Editor’s INTRODUCTION [Special Issue: (Re)positioning Play and Playful Learning in Early Childhood Education and Care]

Exploring the Relationship Between an ECEC Teacher and Children from the Perspective of E-series Time: Focusing on the “Slide and Mud Play”

Improving the Intimacy in Mother-Child Communication in the Middle of COVID-19 Pandemic through Playing and Reading Activities

Latent Profiles of Korean Preschool Teachers Three Facets of Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Early Mathematics

A Critical Reconstruction of Caring Acts between Korean Mothers and Children during Their Play Activities

Teachers’ Perceptions about the Use of Background Music in Preschool Free Play Time

The Continuing Influence of Froebel’s Kindergarten System in Current Early Childhood Education in the USA and South Korea

Children’s Understanding of Racial Diversity through Role-Play: A Case Study of Kindergarteners in South Korea

Creating Collective Scientific Consciousness: A Cultural-Historical Study of Early Learning about Earth and Space in the Context of Family Imaginary Play

The Complexity of Preschool Children’s Dramatic Play Behaviour and Play Styles in Australia: A Mixed Methods Study

A Study on What Makes Young Children Happy

Research on Children’s Outdoor Play: Analysis of Published Journal Articles in Korea from 2005 to 2015

Play and Policy in Early Childhood Education in the Asia Pacific Region

Special Issue: Power of Play in Young Children’s Growth and Learning - Guest Editor’s INTRODUCTION

Low Levels of after School-Hours Social Interaction and Physical Activity of 5-7 Year Olds

Variations in Staff Viewpoints regarding Children’s Outdoor Play in Japanese ECEC Playgrounds

Risk-Taking in the New Zealand Bush: Issues of Resilience and Wellbeing

Guest Editor’s INTRODUCTION [Special Issue: Outdoor Play and Learning]

A Cultural-Historical View of Child Development: Key Concepts for Going Beyond a Universal View of the Child

Introducing Filipino Games To Promote Peer Play Interaction

An Analysis of the Mathematical Experiences of Young Children in Spaceship and Fruit Store Role-Playing Activities

Risk, Challenge and Safety in Outdoor Play: Pedagogical and Regulatory Tensions