Rethinking Children's Play

<i>Rethinking Children's Play</i> examines attitudes towards and experiences of children's play. Fraser Brown and Michael Patte draw on a wide range of thought research and practice from different fields and countries to debate challenge and re-appraise long held beliefs attitudes and ways of working and living with children in the play environment.<br/><br/>Children need to play and the benefits of play are many and varied but they are too often underestimated by parents educators politicians and society in general. The authors apply a playwork perspective to a wide range of settings populated by children both formal and informal to explore the idea that children's learning and development derives substantially from their opportunities to engage with a rich play environment that is supportive of the play process.<br/><br/>Thoughts are provoked through examples of research reflections on research activities key points and guidance on further reading.<br/><br/><i>Rethinking Children's Play</i> is essential for all those studying childhood at undergraduate and graduate level and of great interest to those working with children in any field.