The Play Cycle - Theory, Research and Application (Hardcover)

Twenty years after Gordon Sturrock and the late Professor Perry Else's 'Colorado Paper' introduced the Play Cycle, this theory of play now supports professional playwork practice, training and education. The Play Cycle: Theory, Research and Application is the first book of its kind to explain the theoretical concept of the Play Cycle, supported by recent research, and how it can be used as an observational method for anyone who works with children in a play context. The book investigates the understandings of the Play Cycle within the playwork field over the last 20 years, and its future application. It addresses each aspect of the Play Cycle (metalude, play cue, play return, play frame, loop and flow and annihilation) and combines the theoretical aspect of the Play Cycle with empirical research evidence. The book also provides an observational tool for people to observe and record play cycles. This book will appeal to playworkers, teachers, play therapists and professionals working in other contexts with children, such as hospitals and prisons. It will support practitioners and students in learning about play and provide lecturers and trainers with a new innovative teaching and training aide.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Advances in Playwork Research
Release date:	June 2019
First published:	2020
Authors:	Pete King • Gordon Sturrock
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	134
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-32332-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > Pre-school & kindergarten
LSN:	1-138-32332-2
Barcode:	9781138323322

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