Foundations of Playwork

Paperback Engels 2008 9780335222919

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"The editors take readers through a breathtaking landscape of perspectives on the foundations of playwork. ... This book invites you to reflect (see Palmer, p51). But above all, it is one that inspires action."
Children and Society

"Foundations of Playwork is a must read for anyone with an interest in playwork or children's services. It shows the breadth, depth and value of our work with and on behalf of children."
Mike Greenaway, Director of Play Wales

Play impacts on all aspects of human behaviour and development, including the social, physical, cognitive, creative, emotional and spiritual worlds. The profession of playwork endeavours to provide enriched play environments with a view to enabling children achieve their full potential.

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.

The authors position play and playwork within the broader social context of the management and development of play settings, work within and between different sectors of the children's workforce, and the socio-legal framework of children's rights, and legislation. The book has international interest, considering playwork in the UK, US and Romania. It looks at diverse settings such as prisons, hospitals, parks, adventure playgrounds and play centres, schools, youth settings and nurseries.

Contributions from many of the leading names in playwork offer the most current theory and practice in the field. They present approaches to playwork using a range of techniques such as case studies and critiques, applied and emergent theorizing, story-telling and reflection. This encourages the reader to gain a breadth of perspective and develop their own contribution to the playwork tradition.

Foundations of Playwork is a vital resource for playwork students, practitioners, members of the children's workforce, carers and parents.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9780335222919

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:paperback

Uitgever:McGraw-Hill Education

Hoofdrubriek:Mens en maatschappij, Mens en maatschappij

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Inhoudsopgave

Part 1: Playwork theory and playwork practice in the UK

1 The fundamentals of playwork

2. Where children play: the place of staffed provision

3. Playwork a profession: distinct or extinct

4. The state of play in England

5. Playwork in Scotland

6. Play in Wales

7. Play provision in Northern Ireland

8. Playwork education, training and qualifications: looking to the future

9. Playwork and the theory of loose parts

10. Work based learning and reflective practice

Part 2: The play environment

11. Play and the play stage

12. If you go down to the woods today: why nature and adventure matter to children and young people

13. Playwork and the environment

14. The concept of risk in play and playwork

15. Quality in play: underpinning thoughts

Part 3: The playing child and the practising playworker

16. Playing: the space between

17. Modelling playwork: BRAWGS continuum, dialogue and collaborative reflection

18. The edge of recalcitrance: playwork in the zone of complexity

19. Two weeks of adventure play: moving furniture

20. After school childcare in adventure playgrounds

21. Play in hospitals

22. Playwork in prisons

23. Thinking about creating a play environment

Part 4. Playwork Values, Ethics & Professional Practice

24. The playwork principles

25. The playwork principles: a critique

26. Some reflections on the history of playwork in the adventure playground tradition

27. 'The place we are meant to be': play, playwork and the natural rhythms of communities

Part 5. Special Feature

28. Beyond ambiguity

Part 6. Play Links, Relating and Communicating

29. Mother and baby: the first playground

30. Playing and relating: the contribution of Winnicott

31. Exploring rhythm in playwork

32. Community based projects

Part 7. Working with Professional Diversity

33. Common core number 7: the missing link?

34. Guerilla playwork

35. Playwork in the early years: working in a parallel profession

36. Play, learning and education: common core of skills and knowledge for the children's workforce

37. At sixes and sevens: the transition of play to secondary schools

38. Play and youth work: a qualitative case study of integrated practice

39. The children’s workforce: the early years and playwork

40. Summer camp in Romania: playwork with volunteers

Part 8. Contributing to the Management and Development of Play Settings

41. Playing the policy game: promoting effective play strategies with government, and why should we bother?

42. Managing children's play provision

43. Voluntary community play provision: a case study

44. Somerford Grove Community Project and Adventure Playground

45. Tell me an old old story: ICT and the play setting

Part 9. Legislation and Rights

46. The history of child protection, present procedures and practices

47. Health & safety: a playwork perspective

48. Children's rights and play

49. Being an anti-racist

50. ... and inclusion

51. Gender and play: the development of gendered identities and their expression in play

52. The enigma of the missing female perspective in playwork theory

Part 10. Research and Methods

53. Researching with children

54. Story telling as a tool for promoting playwork

55. An exploratory study into practice and attitude towards child-led play

56. Children without play: a research projectAppendices

A1. Brief annotated bibliography

A2. The playwork principles

Play Wales