The Value of Play

by Else, Perry

• ISBN13: 9780826495655
• ISBN10: 0826495656
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-20
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

The Value of Play is a dedicated textbook aimed at playworkers.

Author Biography

Perry Else is course leader for BA Hons Children and Playwork at Sheffield Hallam University. He has extensive knowledge of play theory and practice, often contributing to national policy agendas.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
What will be covered in this book	p. 2
What do we mean by play?	p. 6
Defining play	p. 7
Playing - just for children?	p. 8
A definition of play	p. 11
The play process	p. 12
Notes	p. 16
What gets in the way of children playing?	p. 18
Family and friends	p. 19
Legislation impacting on children	p. 21
Influences of the media	p. 22
Concerns with `safety'	p. 24
Children need to take risks	p. 25
Notes	p. 28
Why is play valuable?	p. 30
Ways of looking at play	p. 32
The Integral Play Framework	p. 33
Levels of ability and understanding	p. 37
Different types of play - play types	p. 45
Notes	p. 48
Playing actively	p. 50
Starting early	p. 52
Using our bodies actively	p. 58
Supporting access to the wider environment	p. 59
Enhancing spaces for play	p. 64
Using the elements	p. 68
Notes	p. 71
Playing through feelings and thoughts	p. 73
How the brain and mind work	p. 74
Perceptual play	p. 77
Impulsive play	p. 77
Emotional play	p. 78
Imaginative play	p. 79
Getting serious - deep play	p. 81
All in the mind?	p. 84
Notes	p. 85
Playing through culture	p. 87
Influences on cultural play	p. 88
Games that children play	p. 90
Playful and creative approaches	p. 92
Play with roles	p. 95
Rituals and play	p. 100
Notes	p. 101
Playing with others	p. 103
Playing at home	p. 104
Playing in groups	p. 105
Children and gender	p. 109
Communication play	p. 110
Social play	p. 112
Participation - listening to children and young people	p. 114
Playing globally	p. 119
Notes	p. 120
Grown-up play	p. 122
How adults play	p. 124
Staying playful	p. 128
A `beautiful intelligence'	p. 130
Daemon or Demon	p. 134
A playful intelligence	p. 136
Notes	p. 138
A play history - From Plato to the play ethic	p. 140
Notes	p. 152
The Every Child Matters framework in England	p. 154
Playwork services' contribution to the Every Child Matters outcomes	p. 155
Notes	p. 157
Appendix	p. 158
References	p. 159
Index	p. 163
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