Children's play in the Australian Indigenous context: the need for a contemporary view Dender, Alma M. and Stagnitti, Karen 2015, Children's play in the Australian Indigenous context: the need for a contemporary view, International journal of play, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 3-16, doi: 10.1080/21594937.2014.977036. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Children's play in the Australian Indigenous context: the need for a contemporary view Author(s) Dender, Alma M. Stagnitti, Karen orcid.org/0000-0002-6215-3390 Journal name International journal of play Volume number 4 Issue number 1 Start page 3 End page 16 Total pages 14 Publisher Taylor & Francis Place of publication Abingdon, Eng. Publication date 2015-01-02 ISSN 2159-4937 2159-4953 Keyword(s) pretend play Indigenous Australians Aboriginal children play theories Summary Despite an extensive search, very little literature was found on Australian Indigenous children’s play, and more specifically pretend play. Most of the literature found was written in the period from 1840 to the 1950s and was primarily descriptive. We argue that the literature found on Australian Indigenous children’s play could be interpreted through the prominent classical theories of the day. These theories emphasized the value of play in preparing children for adulthood. The literature is silent in regard to the value and significance of play in Indigenous Australian culture and on the contribution of play to children’s developmental skills such as language, cognition, problem-solving, literacy and learning. This paper presents a review of the available literature and argues for an analysis of contemporary Australian Indigenous children’s play which values play in the development of the child and interprets play behavior within an Indigenous cultural framework. Language eng DOI 10.1080/21594937.2014.977036 Field of Research 110399 Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920501 Child Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2015, Taylor & Francis Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30072271 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 14 Apr 2015, 13:37:28 EST Thu, 27 Aug 2015, 15:59:40 EST Fri, 28 Aug 2015, 05:00:46 EST Tue, 26 Jan 2016, 05:05:57 EST Wed, 09 Mar 2016, 13:15:58 EST Wed, 09 Mar 2016, 13:17:37 EST Wed, 09 Mar 2016, 13:18:53 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 08:58:37 EST Fri, 11 Nov 2016, 15:47:17 EST Sat, 08 Sep 2018, 02:31:20 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 4 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 534 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 27 Aug 2015, 15:59:40 EST