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Playwork in Practice|Ali Wood

Playwork in Practice : Applying the Playwork Lens Across the Children's Workforce

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Overview

Playwork in Practice introduces the ways that playwork can be used across the children's workforce, including carers, qualified teachers, parents and other adults. You will learn the theoretical and practical aspects of the playwork approach supported by a wealth of research-evidence, this book is for anyone studying playwork or looking to use it in their own practice.

The chapters focus on the following areas where the playwork approach can be applied: behaviour, adult expectations, relationships and inclusion, space, environment and outdoors, age, risk, and resilience, emotions and resilience, health, well-being and gender. Using a reflexive reflective approach, the book offers vivid descriptions of interactions between children and adults in a range of different circumstances and analyses these interactions critically. Each chapter includes a real-life story with analysis based on the authors conversations with carers, playworkers, parents and other adults. The chapters also include reflective questions.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781350162013
  • ISBN-10: 1350162019
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
  • Publish Date: October 2024
  • Dimensions: 9.13 x 6.14 x 0.87 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.95 pounds
  • Page Count: 200

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