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Practice-Based Research in Children's Play
Hardback
Main Details
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Practice-Based Research in Children's Play
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Authors and Contributors |
Contributions by Lindsey Kilgour
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Contributions by Stephen Smith
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Contributions by Rebecca Willans
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Contributions by Denise Hill
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Contributions by Nic Matthews
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:288 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781447330035
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Classifications | Dewey:305.231 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | General | |
Illustrations |
1 Tables, black and white; 22 Illustrations, black and white
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Publishing Details |
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Bristol University Press
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Imprint |
Policy Press
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Publication Date |
8 March 2017 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This unique collection puts forward a range of perspectives on children's play and adults' relationships with it. Based on 12 research projects carried out by experienced practitioners in the play sector in the UK and USA, it is essential reading for anyone studying or working with children at play.
Author Biography
Dr Wendy Russell is Senior Lecturer in Play and Playwork at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. Her research focuses on supporting children's right to play, particularly in terms of politics of space, policy and ethics. Dr Stuart Lester was Senior Lecturer in Play and Playwork at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. His key research interests included the nature and value of children's play, playful production of time/space through everyday encounters and the conditions under which children's (and adults) playfulness may thrive. Hilary Smith is the Course Leader for the MA Professional Studies in Children's Play and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Liberal and Performing Arts at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. Her research interests are in the realm of children's play and links with physical literacy, health and wellbeing.
Reviews"This timely volume offers many new perspectives on an under-researched subject. It will surely help to stimulate new research into children's play." Professor Fraser Brown, Childhood Development and Playwork Team, Leeds Beckett University "Practice-based Research in Children's Play, edited by Wendy Russell, Stuart Lester and Hilary Smith, delivers a unique take on play and playwork. This collection's uniqueness... is the story behind the book and research projects presented in its chapters which make this edited collection one-of-a-kind. Overall, this book provides more than just a collection of different case studies on play and playwork. This is an exciting and unique book which not only provides evidence of the University of Gloucestershire's innovative postgraduate programmes, but it also provides academics, playworkers and policymakers insight into how academic theories can be activity engaged with and put into practice." Childen's Geographies
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