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Book Review: Place, Pedagogy And Play: Participation, Design And Research With Children, Tim Thomas
Book Review: Place, Pedagogy And Play: Participation, Design And Research With Children, Tim Thomas
International Journal of Playwork Practice
This book review outlines the key features of the book, Place, Pedagogy and Play: Participation, Design and Research with Children, edited by Matluba Kahn, Simon Bell, and Jenny Wood. The book consists of 13 chapters divided into three parts. Part 1 details the importance of outdoor play. Part 2 describes strategies teachers have implemented to connect learners to the outdoors and their impact on student learning. Part 3 highlights opportunities to involve children in the design of spaces they occupy. Strengths and weakness of the book are discussed.
How Does A Level 2 Rights Respecting School Facilitate Play For Children With Special Educational Needs And Disabilities (Send)?, Francesca Woods, Caroline Bond
How Does A Level 2 Rights Respecting School Facilitate Play For Children With Special Educational Needs And Disabilities (Send)?, Francesca Woods, Caroline Bond
International Journal of Playwork Practice
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The Play Cycle Observation Method (Pcom): A Pilot Study, Pete King
The Play Cycle Observation Method (Pcom): A Pilot Study, Pete King
International Journal of Playwork Practice
This pilot study of the Play Cycle Observation Method (PCOM) provides a method to record the process of play as outlined by Sturrock & Else (1998) Play Cycle. Using a single 4 minute video, 5 participants mapped the Play Cycles of a boy (aged 5-6 years) and a girl (aged 9-10 years) and recorded quantitative data in relation to recording play cues prior to and then within established Play Cycles, number of Play Cycles and how long they last. In addition, more qualitative data can be recorded with respect to the nature of the play cues, play frames, annihilation (how …