Play in Education Development and Learning - PEDAL
Our goal is to make serious research about play accessible to all!
Our page provides helpful tips and resources on playful learning, introduces the PEDAL team, and provides updates on the latest PEDAL news, events, and research opportunities.
01/04/2022
Find out all about our playful research in our latest newsletter!
PEDAL E-News March 2022 - https://mailchi.mp/educ.cam.ac.uk/find-out-all-about-our-playful-research-pedal-e-news-march-2022
07/03/2022
One of our PEDAL PhD students has started a play and health initiative that she hopes will eventually grow into a ‘revolution’ in paediatric care and encourage more child-friendly, playful approaches in the field.
https://news.educ.cam.ac.uk/paulina-mendiola-play-health-revolution
02/03/2022
The Global Symposium on Post-Pandemic Play is happening tomorrow!
This is a chance to talk with global researchers & practitioners to reflect on how we can make play more central for children as we begin to emerge from the Covid19 pandemic
There is a choice of 2 time slots, book your place on Eventbrite:
https://t.co/HIWuTABtlM
01/03/2022
Could you and your child join the Happy Start Study Family Advisory Board (FAB), helping us to run clear, fun and engaging research with families?👪
Email the Healthy Start, Happy Start team at [email protected] to find out more!
28/02/2022
New Research! Hands-on activities and children's learning. - https://mailchi.mp/educ.cam.ac.uk/hands-on-activities-and-childrens-learning
Our new blog is here!
We've been carrying out an exciting piece of research looking into the many ways hands-on learning activities with physical objects - or physical manipulatives - can encourage children's active engagement in everyday learning.
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About PEDAL
Why research play?
Play is an integral part of a happy childhood. All children and most adults engage in playful activities, including physical play, play with objects, symbolic play, pretence play and games with rules. At the minimum, it is clear that play is enjoyed by its participants, and this alone indicates it has motivational value in relation to learning.
However, beyond this, little has been scientifically established about the possible benefits of human playfulness. Through PEDAL's research, the role of play in children's education, development and learning will be more widely understood by those involved in their care and education. New insights will inform effective evidence-based policy and practice - and will unlock a source of knowledge and inspiration that will improve children's lives around the world.
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