Good clean fun : New Zealand's Playcentre movement : in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the New Zealand Playcentre Federation / edited by Sue Stover.

Includes indexes.

Originally published: 1998.

Reflective essays. The history and significance of the Playcentre movement / Sue Stover -- This was the kaha that prevailed : from the springboard of Playcentre, Maori leadership shapes history in Australia and Aotearoa / Lex Grey -- More than educating children : the evolutionary nature of Playcentre's philosophy of education / Diti Hill, Robyn Reid and Sue Stover -- How leadership emerged in Playcentre / Jean Goldschmidt -- The debate continues : adult education in Playcentre / Sue Stover -- Voices from the heartland of the Treaty : Maori and Pakeha Playcentre pioneers remember / Laurel Cleave and Beverley Deverell -- Playcentre : "his" story / Paul Callister -- The Federation. The history of the Playcentre Federation at a glance 1941-1998 / Candy Smith -- Six people who made a difference : life members of the NZ Playcentre Federation -- Soft toys and rag dolls; blocks, sand and -- : playcentre equipment / Jennifer Delaney -- Through the eye of an editor : the Playcentre Journal / Llewelyn Richards -- Bicultural developments : Playcentre talks Treaty / Jenny Corry -- "First find a building --" : making space for Playcentre / Pam Fuller -- Making ideas accessible : Playcentre publications / Naomi Morton -- Federation officeholders 1948-1997 -- The associations. The first wave of Playcentre associations : 1941-1960 -- The second wave of Playcentre associations : 1961-1976 -- The third wave of Playcentre associations : 1977-1997 -- Association life members -- The centres. From Kaitaia to the Bluff : thumbnail histories of 453 playcentres -- Background information.

Machine converted from AACR2 source record.