Movement and Dance in Young Children's Lives; Crossing the Divide (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781433112645)

In the pedagogical landscape of early childhood, physical movement is central to the holistic development of young children. Yet, movement-related experiences and other bodily activities such as play and dance often present contradictions and conundrums for early childhood educators. As a mode of learning, movement has endured a questionable existence despite the evidence of supportive research and theory, which provides sound reasons for the inclusion of movement in early years curricula. Movement and Dance in Young Children's Lives looks at the place of movement in young children's lives and addresses how movement as a form of expression can become dance, thus displacing a reliance on linguistic modes of expression and honoring the agency of the body. It also discusses a variety of concerns and confusions that accompany dance in education, and interprets what this means to students and teachers in teacher education programs and early childhood settings.

Author: Adrienne N. Sansom
ISBN-10: 1433112647
ISBN-13: 9781433112645
Publisher: Peter Lang Us
Language: English
Published: 02/10/2011
Pages: 182
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2011 pg. 75