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OverviewSeeing play as an important and vital element of life for children and adults alike, this book addresses the ways in which practitioners take account of and act responsibly with moments of children's play and playfulness. Working with the Playwork Principles, the book draws on alternative concepts to traditional approaches, including ideas from materialist and posthuman philosophy and human geography, to explore playing as process rather than product. Topics covered include play and wellbeing, play and space, and the micro-politics of playing, critical cartography and adult account-ability and response-ability. It concludes by considering the implications for professional practice and offering ways that professionals can develop practices that maintain and co-create favourable conditions in which children's play can flourish. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stuart Lester , Jeremy Lester , Wendy RussellPublisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.380kg ISBN: 9781785920646ISBN 10: 1785920642 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 19 December 2019 Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Educational: Primary & Secondary , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThis book is a 'must read' for those working/researching/studying the field of play/child/childhood. Stuart Lester puts into play Deleuzian posthumanist theories and in so doing he intellectually and practically departs from standard accounts of play and (professional) practice. The book exemplifies how change must and can occur so that normative, hierarchical and inequitable systems of organisation that currently circumscribe children's play can both be resisted and reconfigured. -- Liz Jones, Emeritus Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |