Child Led Play Theorists. Vygotsky s sociocultural theory asserts that learning is an essentially social process in which the support of parents caregivers peers and the wider society and culture plays a crucial role in the development of higher psychological functions. According to dewey play is a subconscious activity that helps an individual develop both mentally and socially.
It should be separate from work as play helps a child to grow into a working world. In play a child is always above his average age above his daily behaviour in play it s as though he were a head taller than himself lev vygostsky 1978 guided play and children s development. John dewey was a prominent theorist in the early 1900s.
Bruner and vygotsky both bruner and vygotsky emphasize a child s environment especially the social environment more than piaget did.
In britain the forest school has been defined as an inspirational process that offers children young people and adults. It should be separate from work as play helps a child to grow into a working world. Behavioral theories of child development focus on how environmental interaction influences behavior and is based on the theories of theorists such as john b. In play a child is always above his average age above his daily behavior.
