Tag: Michael M. Patte

In Play and Social Justice: Equality, Advocacy, and Opportunity (Peter Lang Publishing), editors Olga S. Jarrett, Vera L. Stenhouse, John A. Sutterby and Michael M. Patte with a host of renowned childhood and play scholars elaborate on the importance of play, and the importance of every child’s right to play. Our reviewer Wendy Russell has been heavily involved in a series of philosophy of play conferences in England, and welcomes this volume and its social justice perspective on play. A few critical points notwithstanding, she welcomes this contributions to the body of literature in the field.

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.