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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823453403321

Autore

Brown Fraser

Titolo

Foundations of playwork / / Fraser Brown and Chris Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkshire, England, : Open University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-78562-8

9786611785628

0-335-23635-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (342 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TaylorChris

Disciplina

372.21

Soggetti

Play (Philosophy) - Great Britain

Child development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Half title; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: foundations; Part 1 Playwork theory and playwork practice in the UK; Part 2 The play environment; Part 3 The playing child and the practising playworker; Part 4 Playwork values, ethics and professional practice; Part 5 Special feature; Part 6 Play links, relating and communicating; Part 7 Working with professional diversity; Part 8 Contributing to the management and development of play settings; Part 9 Legislation and rights; Part 10 Research and methods

Appendix 1 Annotated bibliography of selected playwork textsAppendix 2 The Playwork Principles; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Play impacts on various aspects of human behaviour and development, including the social, physical, cognitive, creative, emotional and spiritual worlds. This book provides an overview of contemporary play and playwork. It covers topics such as playwork identity; play environments; the role of the playworker; and, values and ethics.