Pedagogia jocului și a activităților ludice

This book explores play and its role in teaching and learning. Horatiu Catalano and Ion Albulescu study play in formal education. They look at nonformal education too. They explore many sides of play in children and adults.

The book is for teachers who seek to use play. It also serves students who study education for a first degree. Those on master's and doctoral courses can use it too. It is also for general readers with an interest in play.

The authors draw on research they chose from the field. They use work on theory and studies based on what researchers observe. They also use research reports and analyses. These include meta-analyses, which bring together findings from several studies. They draw on talks with peers and their own conference speeches. These sources help them take a fresh look at play in teaching.

This second edition updates and adds to the first. The first came out in 2018. New text covers more recent work on play in education. The book is part of the Sinteze de pedagogie series.