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9780335222926

Foundations Of Playwork

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  • ISBN13:

    9780335222926

  • ISBN10:

    0335222927

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-07-01
  • Publisher: Open University Press
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Summary

"This book provides a holistic overview of contemporary play and playwork. Straightforward and accessible, it covers topics such as playwork identity; play environments; the role of the playworker; values and ethics; play and playwork theory; and at the heart of the book, a special chapter located at the cutting-edge of 21st century play theory."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Fraser Brown is Reader in Playwork at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK, and Course Leader of the BA (Hons) Playwork degree. He is Chair of the Aid for Romanian Children charitable trust.

Chris Taylor is a Playwork Trainer and Consultant, Associate Lecturer with the Open University, a Trustee for London Play, and a Management Committee Support Worker at Play Association Tower Hamlets, UK.

Table of Contents

Playwork theory and playwork practice in the UK
The fundamentals of playwork
Where children play: the place of staffed provision
Playwork a profession: distinct or extinct
The state of play in England
Playwork in Scotland
Play in Wales
Play provision in Northern Ireland
Playwork education, training and qualifications: looking to the future
Playwork and the theory of loose parts
Work based learning and reflective practice
The play environment
Play and the play stage
If you go down to the woods today: why nature and adventure matter to children and young people
Playwork and the environment
The concept of risk in play and playwork
Quality in play: underpinning thoughts
The playing child and the practising playworker
Playing: the space between
Modelling playwork: BRAWGS continuum, dialogue and collaborative reflection
The edge of recalcitrance: playwork in the zone of complexity
Two weeks of adventure play: moving furniture
After school childcare in adventure playgrounds
Play in hospitals
Playwork in prisons
Thinking about creating a play environment
Playwork Values, Ethics & Professional Practice
The playwork principles
The playwork principles: a critique
Some reflections on the history of playwork in the adventure playground tradition
`The place we are meant to be': play, playwork and the natural rhythms of communities
Special Feature
Beyond ambiguity Brian
Play Links, Relating and Communicating
Mother and baby: the first playground
Playing and relating: the contribution of Winnicott
Exploring rhythm in playwork
Community based projects
Working with Professional Diversity
Common core number 7 the missing link?
Guerilla playwork
Playwork in the early years: working in a parallel profession
Play, learning and education: common core of skills and knowledge for the children's workforce
At sixes and sevens: the transition of play to secondary schools
Play and youth work: a qualitative case study of integrated practice
The children's workforce: the early years and playwork
Summer camp in Romania: playwork with volunteers
Contributing to the Management and Development of Play Settings
Playing the policy game: promoting effective play strategies with government, and why should we bother?
Managing children's play provision
Voluntary community play provision: a case study
Somerford Grove Community Project and Adventure Playground
Tell me an old old story: ICT and the play setting
Legislation and Rights
The history of child protection, present procedures and practices
Health & safety: a playwork perspective
Children's rights and play Issy
Being an anti-racist
… and inclusion
Gender and play: the devel
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