Play and Playwork

Notes and Reflections in a time of Austerity

Fraser Brown, Mike Wragg

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English

Routledge
12 May 2020

Psychological theory & schools of thought; Child & developmental psychology; Educational strategies & policy; Pre-school & kindergarten

Bringing together authors from a range of academic disciplines and research backgrounds – united as standard-bearers for the child’s right to play – and set against a backdrop evoking play’s critical essence, this book documents the rise and fall of an explosive period of political interest in play in the UK.

Has the withdrawal of so much state funding damaged the playwork profession forever? Has the battle for recognition of the significance of play in child development been lost? Why is children’s happiness always so low on the agendas of our politicians? The invaluable contributions in this book identify the lessons learned, and the opportunities that may be available to those determined to maintain the struggle for a greater recognition of the importance of children’s play in an era defined by the oppressive politics of austerity. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Play.

Edited by: Fraser Brown, Mike Wragg
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367531751
ISBN 10: 0367531755
Pages: 124
Publication Date: 12 May 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. The state of playwork 2. Memories of and reflections on play 3. Complex geographies of play provision dis/investment across the UK 4. Play in the good times: the (English) inside story 5. The Big Lottery Fund’s Children’s Play Programme: a missed opportunity to gather the evidence? 6. Slip sliding away: a case study of the impact of public sector cuts on some of the services supporting children’s play opportunities in the city of Sheffield in the north of England 7. Playwork practitioners’ perceptions of the impact on play of austerity in the UK: comparing experiences in Scotland and SW England 8. Supporting healthy street play on a budget: a winner from every perspective 9. Opportunities for free play 10. Promoting playfulness in publicly initiated scientific research: for and beyond times of crisis 11. ‘Strategic playwork’: a possibility that is neither ‘intervention playwork’ nor ‘environmental playwork’ 12. Geographies for play in austere times 13. Sharing playwork identities: research across the UK’s field of playwork 14. Ethical practice for the playwork practitioner 15. The Big Swing: reflections on the first 10 years of an adventure playground 16. Books worth (re)reading: Adventure playgrounds

Fraser Brown is the first Professor of Playwork in the UK, and teaches on the Playwork degree course at Leeds Beckett University. He is the specialist link tutor for APAC’s postgraduate play therapy courses, and has presented at conferences across the UK and around the world. His publications include Play and Playwork: 101 Stories of Children Playing (2014). Mike Wragg is a Senior Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University, and the Chair of two charitable　trusts: Eccleshill Adventure Playground, and New Hall Prison Visitors’ Play Facility, both of which have been subject of his recent publications in the International Journal of Play and in the Prison Service Journal.