Introduction to Play

The go-to textbook for everything you need to know about play!

Covering ages 0-8, this book explores what play is, why it matters and where and how play happens. Taking you from start to finish on your course, it helps you:

• Think critically about play and play provision
• Understand what good practice looks like
• See how theory translates into real-world settings
• Explore the issues, debates, and challenges within play and early learning

Contenu

Introduction - Jane Waters-Davies
Part I: What is Play?
Chapter 1: What is play? - Natalie MacDonald
Chapter 2: Children's right to play - Jane Waters-Davies
Chapter 3: Types of play - Alison Rees-Edwards
Chapter 4: Play pioneers and their legacy - Alison Murphy
Part II: Why is Play Important?
Chapter 5: Play, learning and development - Natalie Canning & Angela Rekers
Chapter 6: Play, and early language and communication - Amanda Bateman
Chapter 7: Play, creativity and wellbeing - Charlotte Greenway & Laura Hutchings
Part III: Where does Play Happen?
Chapter 8: Enabling environments: indoors and out - Jennifer Clement
Chapter 9: Outdoor play - Glenda Tinney
Chapter 10: Play in the digital world: beyond the binary logic - Pekka Mertala & Saara Salomaa
Chapter 11: The place of play in Early Years curricula of the UK - Carys Jennings
Chapter 12: The role of the adult in play - Angela Rekers with Mel McCree
Chapter 13: Play and inclusion - Nanna Ryder & Charlotte Greenway
Chapter 14: Play in community spaces - Alex Southern
Chapter 15: Intergenerational play - Margaret Kernan, Giulia Cortellesi & Mariana Palazuelos
Part IV: International Perspectives
Chapter 16: Cultural framing of expectations for play - Angela Rekers & Jane Waters-Davies
Chapter 17: Play in extremis - Debra Laxton & Linda Cooper
Chapter 18: Playful learning around the world - Sarah Chicken & Sarah Whitehouse
Closing remarks: Is play under threat? - Jane Waters-Davies