Risk and Our Pedagogical Relation to Children: On the Playground and Beyond

by Stephen J. Smith

Book Overview

In this thoughtful book, Stephen Smith shows how parents and educators can become aware of the positive value of risk in children's lives and how they can be challenged to take risks that are worth their while. This text is a "how so" much more than a "how to" book. It shows by evocative example and provocative questions how adults can help children mature with confidence and a strong sense of physical competence.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791435938
• ISBN13: 9780791435939
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"