Building on the success of the first volume of Researching Play from a Playwork Perspective, this book further develops the crucial research of playwork as an e

Play is of critical importance to the well-being of children across the globe, a fact reflected in Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of

Play is of critical importance to the well-being of children across the globe, a fact reflected in Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of

This book explores how play is perceived and practiced through the lens of various different professional and international contexts. Children’s experiences o

Twenty years after Gordon Sturrock and the late Professor Perry Else’s 'Colorado Paper' introduced the Play Cycle, this theory of play now supports profession