Beschreibung:
Play is a crucial component in the development of all children. In this fully updated and revised edition of his classic playwork text, Bob Hughes explores the complexities of children's play, its meaning and purpose, and argues that adult-free play is essential for the psychological well-being of the child. This revised edition reflects important recent advances in our understanding of the evolutionary history of play and its impact on the development of the brain, of the role play in the development of resilience and of the impact of play deprivation. Evolutionary Playwork is still the only book to combine the reality of playwork practice with the fundamentals of evolutionary and developmental psychology, and it is still essential reading for all playwork students, practitioners and researchers.
Introduction 1. A Short History of the Development of Evolutionary Playwork 2. Evolutionary Playwork Values 3. What is Evolutionary Play? 4. Play Types and the Playwork Menu 5. Combinatorial Flexibility, Non-Specialisation, Calibration and Contextualisation. 6. Stimulation Theory and Play Deprivation 7. An Introduction to Evolutionary Playwork 8. What is Evolutionay Playwork? 9. The Evolutionary Playwork Construct of the Child 10. The Evolutionary Playworker 11. Safety, Participation and Consultation 12. Is the Play Setting Working? 13. Some Deeper Considerations Conclusion