Researching Play from a Playwork Perspective - Paperback

by Pete King (Editor), Shelly Newstead (Editor)

Researching Play from a Playwork Perspective offers a new and exciting angle from which to view play, drawing on the authors' own experience of conducting research into various aspects of this all-important and pervasive phenomenon.

Author Biography

Pete King is a senior lecturer in Childhood Studies at Swansea University, and his current research has been published in both national and international journals, including Journal of Playwork Practice and the American Journal of Play. Pete currently lectures on Children's Rights, Developmental and Therapeutic Play, Perspectives on Play and Research Methods.

Shelly Newstead is a doctoral candidate at UCL Institute of Education, London, and has worked in the playwork field for over 25 years as a practitioner, trainer, author, editor and publisher. Shelly is the founding editor of Journal of Playwork Practice and the Vice-President of ICCP (International Council for Children's Play).