Loose Parts Play and Early Childhood Education: From 1970’s to Popularity in the 21st century
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Architect Simon Nicholson coined loose parts play in the 1970s which he was strongly proposed 4 principles that should be achieved: 1) Give top priority to where the children are 2) Let children play a part in the process 3) Use an interdisciplinary and
4) Establish a clearing-house for information. The loose parts play does not get recognized in the early childhood education community before the 21st was coming.
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เทเรซ่า เคซีย์ และ จูเลียต โรเบิร์ตสัน. (2564). Loose Parts Play [คู่มือการเล่นลูสพาร์ท: ชิ้นส่วนเคบลื่อนย้ายได้ (Loose Parts Play)] (เข็มพร วิรุณราพันธ์, พงศ์ปญต ดีคง, และ นฤมล รื่นไวย์). มูลนิธิส่งเสริมสื่อเด็กและเยาวชน.
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