Making Sense of Play: Supporting Children in Their Play - Supporting Children in Their Play

This book straightforwardly describes how adults can support children's free play, with a holistic, inclusive and practical approach.

List of contents

AcknowledgementsWhat is play?
Making sense of play - The Integral Play Framework
Making sense of other views
Supporting provision for children's playing
Interacting with playing children
What kids get up to - everydayness and the darker side of play
Developing reflective practice and creative approaches
An integrated approach to researchAppendix 1: Comparison of definitions of play
Appendix 2: An expanded taxonomy of play types
Appendix 3: Psycholudic terminologyReferences
Index

About the author

Perry Else is Professor of Play Studies at Sheffield Hallam University, UK, and has spent nearly thirty years bringing play and creativity to a variety of organisations and local authorities in London, Bristol and Sheffield, helping plan and deliver services for children.

Product details

• Authors: Perry Else
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.08.2014
• EAN: 9780335247103
• ISBN: 978-0-335-24710-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Open University Press; UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Education OUP; UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Education OUP
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Kindergarten and pre-school education