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Evolutionary Playwork

Author : Bob Hughes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135258317
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Evolutionary Playwork written by Bob Hughes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Play is a crucial component in the development of all children. In this fully updated and revised edition of his classic playwork text, Bob Hughes explores the complexities of children’s play, its meaning and purpose, and argues that adult-free play is essential for the psychological well-being of the child. The book is divided into fourteen chapters that together examine the fundamentals of evolutionary play. Firstly, Hughes examines the very earliest ideas of playwork and its impact on brain growth and organization today. He then goes on to explore and explain the key theoretical concepts underlying playwork. These include discussions on free play and creating suitable play environments alongside more thorny issues such as safety and consultation. Finally, the book offers up some of Hughes’ most recent research that reveals how his approach to play and playwork in global society has continued to evolve throughout his career to meet new challenges and needs. Throughout this book, Hughes has included his fellow practitioner Mick Conway’s vivid observations of children at play to bring the facts and arguments in the text to life. This revised edition reflects important recent advances in our understanding of the evolutionary history of play and its impact on the development of the brain, of the role play in the development of resilience and of the impact of play deprivation. Evolutionary Playwork is still the only book to combine the reality of playwork practice with the fundamentals of evolutionary and developmental psychology, and it is still essential reading for all playwork students, practitioners and researchers.

Evolutionary Playwork

Author : Bob Hughes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135258325
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Evolutionary Playwork written by Bob Hughes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Play is a crucial component in the development of all children. In this fully updated and revised edition of his classic playwork text, Bob Hughes explores the complexities of children’s play, its meaning and purpose, and argues that adult-free play is essential for the psychological well-being of the child. The book is divided into fourteen chapters that together examine the fundamentals of evolutionary play. Firstly, Hughes examines the very earliest ideas of playwork and its impact on brain growth and organization today. He then goes on to explore and explain the key theoretical concepts underlying playwork. These include discussions on free play and creating suitable play environments alongside more thorny issues such as safety and consultation. Finally, the book offers up some of Hughes’ most recent research that reveals how his approach to play and playwork in global society has continued to evolve throughout his career to meet new challenges and needs. Throughout this book, Hughes has included his fellow practitioner Mick Conway’s vivid observations of children at play to bring the facts and arguments in the text to life. This revised edition reflects important recent advances in our understanding of the evolutionary history of play and its impact on the development of the brain, of the role play in the development of resilience and of the impact of play deprivation. Evolutionary Playwork is still the only book to combine the reality of playwork practice with the fundamentals of evolutionary and developmental psychology, and it is still essential reading for all playwork students, practitioners and researchers.

Evolutionary Playwork and Reflective Analytic Practice

Author : Bob Hughes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134529511
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Evolutionary Playwork and Reflective Analytic Practice written by Bob Hughes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Play is a crucial component in the development of all children. In this comprehensive and accessible text, Bob Hughes explores the complexities of children's play, its meaning and purpose, and argues that adult-free play is essential for the psychological well-being of the child. The book divides into three main sections. The first examines the fundamentals of evolutionary playwork, from creating the right play environment to issues of safety and participation. Secondly, the book explores the theory underlying playwork. Finally, the book offers new models to help the playworker develop their own professional practice. Throughout the text, the author brings his argument to life with vivid reflections on a lifetime's experience of play and playwork. Evolutionary Playwork and Reflective Analytic Practice is the first book of its kind, and represents essential reading for all playwork students, practitioners and researchers. It also incorporates dedicated material for parents looking to better understand and enhance the development of their children.

Evolutionary Playwork and Reflective Analytic Practice

Author : Bob Hughes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113452952X
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Evolutionary Playwork and Reflective Analytic Practice written by Bob Hughes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evolutionary Playwork and Reflective Analytic Practice will enable playwork students, practitioners and researchers to reassess the impact and purpose of playwork on children.

Reflective Playwork

Author : Jacky Kilvington
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147425408X
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Reflective Playwork written by Jacky Kilvington and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where we are ever seeking to protect our children and to encourage their educational progress, it is often overlooked that the need for play is as important as the need for food and sleep. Drawing on playwork methodology, theory and practice, this extensively revised new edition of Reflective Playwork recognises that play is a need for all, and seeks to encourage the provision of time and space for all children to freely enjoy its benefits. Encouraging a greater understanding of play from a child's perspective and ways in which any adult can support and enhance play, it covers: playwork principles, the playwork approach, reflective practice and values, play theory, the child and their welfare and spaces for play. This edition has a greater focus on putting playwork theory into practice to address the needs of all those who work with children and play. Using more stories and case studies from real life situations and a wider range of settings including schools, children's centres, voluntary organisations and play therapy, Jacky Kilvington and Ali Wood help readers identify how to use the playwork approach and engage in reflective practice whoever and wherever they are. New and updated for this edition: - Key questions, reflection opportunities and further reading suggestions have been updated to include the latest research, terminology and current concerns for children and young people; - an updated glossary highlighting key playwork terminology; - a new chapter on playable spaces; - a new chapter on applying the playwork approach in other professions in the children's and continuing professional development; - a wider look at play and playwork across the Western world; - a renewed focus on showing links between playwork practice and other types of practice. Written in an accessible style, Reflective Playwork is approachable for foundation and undergraduate level students and above as well as practitioners.

Evolutionary Playwork

Author : Hughes B Staff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780419251804
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (518 download)

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The Cambridge Handbook of Play

Author : Peter K. Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108135501
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Play written by Peter K. Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Play takes up much of the time budget of young children, and many animals, but its importance in development remains contested. This comprehensive collection brings together multidisciplinary and developmental perspectives on the forms and functions of play in animals, children in different societies, and through the lifespan. The Cambridge Handbook of Play covers the evolution of play in animals, especially mammals; the development of play from infancy through childhood and into adulthood; historical and anthropological perspectives on play; theories and methodologies; the role of play in children's learning; play in special groups such as children with impairments, or suffering political violence; and the practical applications of playwork and play therapy. Written by an international team of scholars from diverse disciplines such as psychology, education, neuroscience, sociology, evolutionary biology and anthropology, this essential reference presents the current state of the field in play research.

Reflective Playwork

Author : Jacky Kilvington
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0826497640
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Reflective Playwork written by Jacky Kilvington and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-02-10 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflective Playwork provides an introduction to playwork values, principles and practice for all who work with children. It recognizes that play is a need for all, and seeks to encourage the provision of time and space for all children to freely enjoy its benefits. In a world where we are ever seeking to protect our children and to encourage their educational progress, it is often overlooked that the need for play is as important as the need for food and sleep. Play deprivation can result in a child having less energy for education, a lower ability to use creative and imaginative ways of problem solving, a poorer self image, being less able to cope with the stresses and strains of life and sometimes being more likely to look for ‘kicks' in anti-social ways. This book encourages a greater understanding of play from the child's perspective, and suggests ways in which adults can support and enhance play. It covers: •Playwork principles and practice •Play theory •The child •Playwork values and practice •Playwork and society •Playwork education, training and continuing professional development •Quality and management of playwork It is written for those who are instinctively, or otherwise, looking to promote and celebrate the need for play in all of their work with children, and who see their role as supportive rather than supervisory. Further, it is for those who recognize that the rewards of working with children come as a privilege. Reflective Playwork is for the playworker and for all others who work with children - such as childcare practitioners, teaching assistants, health workers, social workers, teachers and those in management - who are looking to understand and adopt, at appropriate times, the values and principles in their own settings.

The Value of Play

Author : Perry Else
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0826448097
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book The Value of Play written by Perry Else and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-04-20 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible coursebook for those specifically engaged in playwork and those on Childhood Studies programmes.

Playwork: Theory And Practice

Author : Brown, Fraser
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335209440
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Playwork: Theory And Practice written by Brown, Fraser and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together theoretical perspectives and practical advice to improve playwork practice. There are chapters on the role of adventure playgrounds; the challenge of starting a playwork section in a local authority; and the value of networking.

Gender, Sex and Children's Play

Author : Jacky Kilvington
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472523563
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book Gender, Sex and Children's Play written by Jacky Kilvington and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does gender, sex and sexuality influence children's play, and their learning? Can/should professionals try to influence children's gender and sexual concepts? Can/should professionals try to prevent gender stereotyping? These and other questions are explored in a lively and thought-provoking text that looks at why and how children inhabit or develop their gender and sexuality. Written in an approachable way and illustrated with case studies and linked to current research and theory, the book helps students, teachers and playworkers understand the debates about biology versus culture and social learning and how these impact on children's expression of gender and sexuality. Engaging the reader in a thorough reflection of their own views and approaches to the genderized and sexualized behaviour of children at play, this text is an invaluable guide for all those interested in the importance of play, gender and sexuality and how they relate to children's lives. Topics include: play and the behaviour of boys and girls within particular social contexts; play and girls' and boys' sexual behaviour and their associated feelings; play and children's self-concepts and expectations; the professional adult workers' role and the manifestation of genderized and/or sexualized play behaviour both in and outside a setting.

Early Childhood

Author : Tina Bruce
Publisher : SAGE Publications Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Childhood written by Tina Bruce and published by SAGE Publications Limited. This book was released on 2006-10-04 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Because it includes new research and guidelines, the book's not just excellent for students but very useful for pre-school practitioners across the board. Highly recommended!' - SureStart Magazine Designed for the needs of the foundation degree and early childhood studies student, this easy-to -use text gives comprehensive coverage of all aspects of your early childhood course. Written by experts in the field, theory is clearly explained in terms of classroom practice. Included are sections on: - You and your learning - Working with children - Understanding child development - 0-3 Years - Key Stage 1 - Professional Development - Leading and Managing Each chapter includes case studies, exercises for further study, a useful glossary of key terms, and suggestions for further reading. Tina Bruce is a freelance consultant and visiting professor at the London Metropolitan University

Playworker's taxonomy of play types

Author : Bob Hughes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Playworker's taxonomy of play types written by Bob Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Raising the Stakes

Author : T. L. Taylor
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262527588
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Raising the Stakes written by T. L. Taylor and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How a form of play becomes a sport: players, agents, referees, leagues, tournaments, sponsorships, and spectators, and the culture of professional computer game play. Competitive video and computer game play is nothing new: the documentary King of Kong memorably portrays a Donkey Kong player's attempts to achieve the all-time highest score; the television show Starcade (1982–1984) featured competitions among arcade game players; and first-person shooter games of the 1990s became multiplayer through network play. A new development in the world of digital gaming, however, is the emergence of professional computer game play, complete with star players, team owners, tournaments, sponsorships, and spectators. In Raising the Stakes, T. L. Taylor explores the emerging scene of professional computer gaming and the accompanying efforts to make a sport out of this form of play. In the course of her explorations, Taylor travels to tournaments, including the World Cyber Games Grand Finals (which considers itself the computer gaming equivalent of the Olympics), and interviews participants from players to broadcasters. She examines pro-gaming, with its highly paid players, play-by-play broadcasts, and mass audience; discusses whether or not e-sports should even be considered sports; traces the player's path from amateur to professional (and how a hobby becomes work); and describes the importance of leagues, teams, owners, organizers, referees, sponsors, and fans in shaping the structure and culture of pro-gaming. Taylor connects professional computer gaming to broader issues: our notions of play, work, and sport; the nature of spectatorship; the influence of money on sports. And she examines the ongoing struggle over the gendered construction of play through the lens of male-dominated pro-gaming. Ultimately, the evolution of professional computer gaming illuminates the contemporary struggle to convert playful passions into serious play.

Bibliographic Guide to Education

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bibliographic Guide to Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ... lists publications cataloged by Teachers College, Columbia University, supplemented by ... The Research Libraries of The New York Publica Library.

Perspectives on Play

Author : Avril Brock
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315288559
Total Pages : 607 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Play written by Avril Brock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brand new text breaks the mould of books on the subject of play currently on the market. It explores, debates and further develops the theory of play, relating cutting-edge theory to examples of practice, taken from a broad range of multi-disciplinary perspectives. Each author brings their own perspective to the subject, based on rich and diverse experience, examining play-based activities from a wide variety of settings: the classroom, the playground, the home and local community. Each chapter is illustrated throughout with observation notes, case studies, interviews and discussions, encouraging you not only to critically evaluate current research but to reflect on ways in which you could develop and improve your own practice. Perspectives on Play will be an invaluable resource for any student studying within childhood studies, playwork programmes or training to teach at early years or primary level. The book is also ideal for early years, primary and play practitioners.

Journal of Evolutionary Psychology

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Journal of Evolutionary Psychology written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: