Playwork : theory and practice /
Playwork : theory and practice /
edited by Fraser Brown.
- xiv, 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202) and index.
Introduction: childhood and play / The roots of play and playwork. The essence of play / Making play work: the fundamental role to play in the development of social relationship skills / Towards playwork: an historical introduction to children's out-of-school play organizations in London (1860-1940) / Theories of playwork. Compound flexibility: the role of playwork in child development / Play deprivation, play bias and playwork practice / Towards a psycholudic definition of playwork / Putting theory into practice: the reflective practitioner. Professional playwork practice / Adventure playgrounds in the twenty-first century / Establishing play in a local authority / It's not what you know, but who you know! / Playwork in adversity: working with abandoned children in Romania / Playwork as reflective practice / Fraser Brown and Brian Cheesman -- Sylwyn Guilbaud. Stephen Rennie. Keith Cranwell -- Fraser Brown. Bob Hughes. Gordon Sturrock -- Mick Conway. Tony Chilton. Stuart Douglas. Jackie Martin. Sophie Webb and Fraser Brown. Sue Palmer. Pt. 1. 1. 2. 3. Pt. 2. 4. 5. 6. Pt. 3. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
0335209459 9780335209453 0335209440 9780335209446
2002023855
Play
Child development.
Recreation centers
LB1137 / .P557 2002
790.01
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202) and index.
Introduction: childhood and play / The roots of play and playwork. The essence of play / Making play work: the fundamental role to play in the development of social relationship skills / Towards playwork: an historical introduction to children's out-of-school play organizations in London (1860-1940) / Theories of playwork. Compound flexibility: the role of playwork in child development / Play deprivation, play bias and playwork practice / Towards a psycholudic definition of playwork / Putting theory into practice: the reflective practitioner. Professional playwork practice / Adventure playgrounds in the twenty-first century / Establishing play in a local authority / It's not what you know, but who you know! / Playwork in adversity: working with abandoned children in Romania / Playwork as reflective practice / Fraser Brown and Brian Cheesman -- Sylwyn Guilbaud. Stephen Rennie. Keith Cranwell -- Fraser Brown. Bob Hughes. Gordon Sturrock -- Mick Conway. Tony Chilton. Stuart Douglas. Jackie Martin. Sophie Webb and Fraser Brown. Sue Palmer. Pt. 1. 1. 2. 3. Pt. 2. 4. 5. 6. Pt. 3. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
0335209459 9780335209453 0335209440 9780335209446
2002023855
Play
Child development.
Recreation centers
LB1137 / .P557 2002
790.01