THE CONTRIBUTION OF PLAY TO LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOFT SKILLS IN THE EARLY YEARS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
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early childhood education, play, soft skillsAbstract
In an era of constant change, the education sector must adapt to new needs as they arise. In this systematic literature review, it is evident that the relationship between play and learning has been emphasized by numerous researchers, and in recent years, play has been recognized as an important tool in education and children’s development. The soft skills promoted alongside play are equally important because they are an important area for their later academic development and personality formation. In Greece, practices for the development of soft skills are beginning to spread as significant efforts are being made to integrate them through various -programs
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