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Michael M. Patte (PhD, Pennsylvania State University) is Professor of Early Childhood Education and Program Coordinator for the Child Life Specialist and Playwork Programs at �鶹ֱ��. He is a visiting scholar in the Play, Education, Toys, and Language (PETaL) – Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Degree Program University of Cordoba (Spain), Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon (Portugal), and Marmara University (Turkey) – and Co-Editor of The International Journal of Play (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rijp20/current).

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Brown, F. & Patte, M.M. (2012). Rethinking Children’s Play. London: Continuum Press.
• Patte, M.M. (2011). Examining pre-service student competence in developing family/school partnerships. Accepted for publication in The School Community Journal
• Patte, M.M. (2011). Implementing a playful pedagogy into a standards driven curriculum. Play and Culture Studies, 12.
• Patte, M.M. (2010). Is it still ok to play? Journal of Student Wellbeing, 4(1), 1-6.
• Patte, M.M. (2010). Can you imagine a world without recess? Childhood Education, 87(1), 62-63.
• Patte, M.M. (2010). The therapeutic benefits of play for hospitalized children. Play and Culture Studies, 10, 3-22.

Conference Presentations

• Baltrusaitis, S. & Patte, M.M. Examining the role of recess on student behaviors in the elementary school classroom. Presented at the Association for the Study of Play’s 37th Annual Conference in Rochester, New York.
• Brown, F, Patte, M.M., & Law, S. Playwork in the UK and America. Presented at the Association for the Study of Play’s 37th Annual Conference in Rochester, New York.
• Patte, M.M. Getting beyond the old “child centered” versus “teacher-directed” learning debate: Searching for a pedagogy of appropriate practice. Presentation at the 25th World Play Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.
• Patte, M.M. (2010, May). Getting beyond the old “child-centered” versus “teacher-directed” learning debate: Searching for a pedagogy of appropriate practice. Presented at the Centre for Research in Childhood’s Annual Meeting in Leeds, United Kingdom.
• Patte, M.M. Looking for play-based pedagogy in diverse school settings. Presented at the Association for the Study of Play’s 36th Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Patte, M.M., & Brown F. Playwork: A profession that challenges societal factors devaluing children’s play. Presented at the Association for the Study of Play’s 36th Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Baltrusaitis, S. & Patte, M.M. Examining the role of recess on elementary student in-class behaviors. Presented at the Association for the Study of Play’s 36th Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Patte, M.M. Reclaiming play environments for children: An examination of adventure play in the UK. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Annual Conference in Anaheim, California.
• Patte, M.M. Wanna play? Bringing comfort to hospitalized children and families. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Annual Conference in Anaheim, California.
• Patte, M.M.; Johnson, J.E.; Cohen, L.; Nell, M.; Jarrett, O.; Kuschner, D.; Sluss, D.; Tarwick-Smith; J.; Van Thiel, L; Graves, S.; Reifel, S.; Mahoney,-Ferster, M.; Cemore, J.; Tolentino, E.; Waite-Stupiansky; S.; Sevimil-Celik, S.; and Baltrusatis, S. Clearing away rubble from the wellspring: Making room for play in the lives of children. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Annual Conference in Anaheim, California.
• Drew, W.; Blandford, S.; Rankin, B.; Nell, M; Durkin, P.; Wetsel, J.; Patte, M.M.; Peterson, A.; Al Mansour, M.A. The play experience: Strengthening value-added strategies to meet early learning standards. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Annual Conference in Anaheim, California.