Playwork: Theory and Practice by Fraser Brown
This book brings together theoretical perspectives and practical advice to improve playwork practice. There are chapters on the role of adventure playgrounds; the challenge of starting a playwork section in a local authority; and the value of networking.
"I would recommend it to experienced practitioners and playwork students, who seek to expand, update and challenge their current theoretical knowledgeThere's plenty to stimulate the reflective playworker." - Miranda Walker
Fraser Brown is senior lecturer on the BA (Hons) Playwork at Leeds Metropolitan University. For ten years he was Directort of the playwork training agency Children First, and previously held advisory posts with Playboard and the NPFA. He spent three years on an adventure playground in Runcorn, and managed a range of projects for the North West Play Association. For two years he was District Leisure Officer in Middlesbrough. His publications include Working Together: a Playwork Training Pack (1989), and School Playgrounds (1990). He is currently conducting research into the effects of therapeutic playwork on a group of abandoned children in Romania.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780335209446 |
| ISBN 10 | 0335209440 |
| Title | Playwork: Theory and Practice |
| Author | Fraser Brown |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Open University Press |
| Year published | 2002-11-16 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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