05. Theorising digital play: A cultural-historical conceptualisation of children’s engagement in imaginary digital situations

In the early childhood education literature, a growing number of studies have referenced digital play. Many of these studies seek to describe how young children play with digital devices, notably, how they engage with different kinds of apps. This work collectively illustrates a range of play behaviours where a number of important understandings about how young children engage in virtual contexts are given. However, little theoretical work has...