| Figures | ||
| 1.1 | Bridget’s drawing of a circuit (Fleer, 1991a, p. 292). | 10 |
| 3.1 | Australian Research Council grants between 2005–2018. | 83 |
| 3.2 | A relational model for building evidence around a theoretical problem. | 100 |
| 4.1 | Conceptual PlayWorld app: Videos of the characteristics of a Conceptual PlayWorld in action. | 179 |
| 4.2 | Conceptual PlayWorld app: Tool to video record Conceptual PlayWorld in action. | 181 |
| 4.3 | Conceptual PlayWorld app: Tool to gather examples of recurrent practices from within the activity setting of a Conceptual PlayWorld. | 182 |
| 4.4 | Conceptual PlayWorld app: A Tool to annotate video clips with contextual statements for a more holistic data set. | 182 |
| 4.5 | Conceptual PlayWorld app: A Tool to tag and annotate video clips in relation to the characteristics of a Conceptual PlayWorld. | 183 |
| 4.6 | Conceptual PlayWorld app: A Tool to mark for discussion with researchers’ particular video clips from the suite of videos recorded. | 183 |
| 4.7 | Capacity building – a new generation of early childhood education researchers as world leaders for early childhood STEM research. | 185 |
| 5.1 | Programmatic study leading to an International Centre of Excellence in play-based STEM learning. | 253 |
| 5.2 | Resource bank. | 254 |
| 5.3 | Social media launch of the self-paced online Professional Development for teachers (Photo by Lara McKinley). | 255 |
| 6.1 | Active engagement begins early – creating the motive for engineering through an Engineering PlayWorld (Photo by Lara McKinley). | 268 |
| Tables | ||
| 3.1 | Overview of sample and date generated. | 98 |
| 4.1 | A Conceptual PlayWorld as an intervention: planning proforma provided to all teachers. | 178 |
| 6.1 | Characteristics and concepts as background for the design of PD (Fleer, Fragkiadaki & Rai, 2022). | 261 |
| 6.2 | Solving the theoretical problem associated with STEM learning in children’s play. | 262 |
| 6.3 | Research papers oriented to engineering for play-based settings. | 264 |
In: The Role of Imagination in STEM Concept Formation
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Marilyn Fleer
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