Tag: International Journal of Play

IJP aims to provide an international forum for mono- and multi-disciplinary papers and scholarly debate on all aspects of play theory, policy and practice from across the globe and across the lifespan, and in all kinds of cultural settings, institutions and communities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Navigating play in a pandemic: examining children’s outdoor neighborhood play experiences by Cassie J. Brownell.

IJP aims to provide an international forum for mono- and multi-disciplinary papers and scholarly debate on all aspects of play theory, policy and practice from across the globe and across the lifespan, and in all kinds of cultural settings, institutions and communities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Liberated through teddy bears: resistance, resourcefulness, and resilience in toy play during the COVID-19 pandemic by Katriina Heljakka (open access)i.

IJP aims to provide an international forum for mono- and multi-disciplinary papers and scholarly debate on all aspects of play theory, policy and practice from across the globe and across the lifespan, and in all kinds of cultural settings, institutions and communities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: In defense of play: children’s play preferences and thoughts about play prohibition by Nilgün Cevher-Kalburan & Asiye İvrendi.

IJP aims to provide an international forum for mono- and multi-disciplinary papers and scholarly debate on all aspects of play theory, policy and practice from across the globe and across the lifespan, and in all kinds of cultural settings, institutions and communities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: This is no Child’s Play: Yrjo Hirn, savage slots and other anthropological hernias by Osei Alleyne.

ILP aims to provide an international forum for mono- and multi-disciplinary papers and scholarly debate on all aspects of play theory, policy and practice from across the globe and across the lifespan, and in all kinds of cultural settings, institutions and communities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: ADVANTAGES OF MIXED-AGE FREE PLAY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS by Heather Macpherson Parrott & Lynn E. Cohen.

ILP aims to provide an international forum for mono- and multi-disciplinary papers and scholarly debate on all aspects of play theory, policy and practice from across the globe and across the lifespan, and in all kinds of cultural settings, institutions and communities. Editor’s pick from the current issue: BUILDING EXECUTIVE FUNCTION IN PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH PLAY: A CURRICULUM by Lara A. Coelho, Alycia N. Amatto, Claudia L.R. Gonzalez & Robbin L. Gibb

The universality and histories of children’s play offer unique perspectives on children and their worlds, and the wider societies they inhabit. This special issue examines the histories of play across historical periods.