Play Across Childhood: International Perspectives on Diverse Contexts of Play

This book explores how play is perceived and practiced through the lens of various different professional and international contexts. Children’s experiences of play will vary according to the different institutions and organisations they are involved in across their lifespan during childhood. The chapters cover play from pre—school to adolescence that includes education, playwork and the new developing area of intergenerational play. This wide variety of contexts and cultures raises questio...