Introduction; Bjarne Isaksen, Ronny Johansen, and Janne Madsen Chapter 1. The Power of Play: Fostering Becoming Through Playful Pedagogy in Teacher Education; Nosipho Bele Chapter 2. The Playworld Approach as a Way of Increasing Play Experiences for Students in Early Childhood Teacher Education Programs; Martina Tesikova and Anne-Erita Gunhildrud Berta Chapter 3. Practicing Co-Playing through Playworld in Early Childhood Teacher Education; Anne-Line Bjerknes, Åse Lund, Torill Sæterstad, and Aud Helene Kjæret Chapter 4. Exploring Play-based Learning: Perspectives of Early Childhood Teacher Education Students and Practicum Mentors in the Context of a Children's Museum; Miriam Wiik, Maria Dardanou, and Bente Karlsen Chapter 5. "We learn and have fun at the same time": Play-based learning activities in kindergarten teacher education; Bjørk Kehlet, Heidi Brødsjø, and Sunniva Bang Chapter 6. Learning through or learning to?; Frederik Kjær Zeuthen Chapter 7. Measuring the effect of a large-scale didactic 'Playful Learning'-intervention on pre-service teachers' preference and intentions for future practicepractice; Bent Sortkær, Mona Have, and Jeppe Bundsgaard Chapter 8.

Integrating Play-based Learning into Teacher Education with Minecraft and Escape-Games; Magnus H. Sandberg and Liv G. Lofthus Chapter 9. 'It takes too long and is not perceived as a need' - Play-based teaching in teacher education; Ronny Johansen and Janne Madsen.