TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brown,Fraser
TI  - Playwork: theory and practice 
SN  - 0335209459
AV  - LB1137 .P557 2002
U1  - 790.01 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Buckingham
PB  - Open University Press
KW  - Play
KW  - Child development
KW  - Recreation centers
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202) and index; Introduction: childhood and play; Fraser Brown and Brian Cheesman --; Pt. 1; The roots of play and playwork; 1; The essence of play; Sylwyn Guilbaud; 2; Making play work: the fundamental role to play in the development of social relationship skills; Stephen Rennie; 3; Towards playwork: an historical introduction to children's out-of-school play organizations in London (1860-1940); Keith Cranwell --; Pt. 2; Theories of playwork; 4; Compound flexibility: the role of playwork in child development; Fraser Brown; 5; Play deprivation, play bias and playwork practice; Bob Hughes; 6; Towards a psycholudic definition of playwork; Gordon Sturrock --; Pt. 3; Putting theory into practice: the reflective practitioner; 7; Professional playwork practice; Mick Conway; 8; Adventure playgrounds in the twenty-first century; Tony Chilton; 9; Establishing play in a local authority; Stuart Douglas; 10; It's not what you know, but who you know!; Jackie Martin; 11; Playwork in adversity: working with abandoned children in Romania; Sophie Webb and Fraser Brown; 12; Playwork as reflective practice; Sue Palmer
N2  - "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
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