Playwork: Theory and Practice

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK), Nov 16, 2002 - Education - 210 pages
"[An] excellent book... With its breadth of discourse, it held my attention throughout. ... This book is informative, but also challenges views on the play experience and the playwork profession. It will be of interest to all those that work and play with young children. The place of playwork and playworkers... is described with passion: readers cannot help but be totally absorbed by this book." Early Years, Vol 24, No 1, March 2004

Children learn and develop through their play. In today's world the opportunities for that to happen are increasingly restricted. The profession of playwork seeks to reintroduce such opportunities, and so enable children to achieve their full potential.

This book brings together many leading names in the playwork field, to produce a text that has something for everyone. The in-depth exploration of a range of theoretical perspectives will appeal to both playwork students and practising playworkers. Experienced practitioners offer sound practical advice about ways of improving playwork practice. There are chapters on the role of adventure playgrounds (past, present and future); the challenge of starting a playwork section in a local authority; and the value of networking. Contributors explore the essence of play; the historical roots of playwork; and the role of play cues in human and animal behaviour. There is an exploration of the astounding impact of a therapeutic playwork project on the development of a group of abandoned children in Romania. The final chapter reinforces the need for playworkers to be reflective practitioners in all aspects of their work.

 

Selected pages

Contents

theory and practice Introduction childhood and play
1
theory and practice Part 1 The roots of play and playwork
7
theory and practice Part 2 Theories of playwork
49
theory and practice Part 3 Putting theory into practice the reflective practitioner
99
theory and practice Bibliography
191
theory and practice Index
203
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Bibliographic information

TitlePlaywork: Theory and Practice
UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Education OUP
AuthorFraser Brown
PublisherMcGraw-Hill Education (UK), 2002
ISBN0335247083, 9780335247080
Length210 pages
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Education / Schools / Levels / Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)
  
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