Rhetorics of Play in Kindergarten Programs in an Era of Accountability

In this paper we conduct a deductive analysis, using Sutton-Smith's “rhetorics of play,” of the published kindergarten programs that have guided Ontario kindergarten teaching since 1944. Our analysis is used to gain an understanding of how we in Ontario have arrived at a point where play-based...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shelly Stagg Peterson, Dianna Riehl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brock University 2016-12-01
Series:Brock Education: a Journal of Educational Research and Practice
Online Access:https://brock.scholarsportal.info/journals/brocked/home/article/view/498