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Re-Defining the Play Cycle: An Empirical Study of Playworkers' Understanding of Playwork Theory
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King, Pete; Newstead, Shelly – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2020
In 1998, Sturrock and Else introduced the Play Cycle which has been integrated into both playwork theory and practice. An online survey with 157 responses found that playworkers' understanding Play Cycle varied to how they were first introduced to the theory. In addition, understandings of the six elements of the Play Cycle were significantly…
Descriptors: Play, Theories, Young Children, Preschool Education
Promoting the Achievement of Looked after Children and Young People across the Central South Consortium in Wales: Case Studies of Education Provision for Children and Young People in Care in Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Vale of Glamorgan. Promoting the Achievement of Looked after Children, PALAC
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Carroll, Catherine; Herbert, Elisabeth; Lee, Frances; Dean, Simon; Coles, Martine; James, Gillian; Holder, Nicola – Institute of Education - London, 2018
As of March 2017, there were 5,955 children and young people in care in Wales. Across the Central South Consortium (Bridgend, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynonn Taf and Vale of Glamorgan) there were 2,170 children and young people looked after. The majority of these children are in care as a result of birth families being unable to provide a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Low Achievement, Student Needs
Social Relations and Innovation: Changing the State of Play in Hospitals.
Hall, David J. – 1977
Data on the process and impact of introducing play therapy in children's hospitals in England and Wales are presented in this book. The effects of the introduction of play therapy on children's behaviors in children's wards and on the relationships between parents, doctors, nurses, ancillary staff, and playleaders are described. The responsiveness…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Hospitals, Innovation