Understanding the Adult Role in the Play Cycle--An Empirical Study

Autor/inn/en	King, Pete; Newstead, Shelly
Titel	Understanding the Adult Role in the Play Cycle--An Empirical Study
Quelle	In: Child Care in Practice, 27 (2021) 3, S.212-223 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (King, Pete)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1357-5279
DOI	10.1080/13575279.2019.1575187
Schlagwörter	Play; Adults; Role; Theories; Intervention; Children; Child Behavior; Professional Personnel; Maintenance; Child Caregivers; Caregiver Role + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Rollen; Theory; Theorie; Child; Kind; Kinder; Personalbestand; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Children; Kinderbetreuung
Abstract	Twenty years ago, the "Colorado Paper" developed a theoretical concept of the Play Cycle and described a hierarchy of four levels of intervention which playworkers might use to support the Play Cycle: play maintenance; simple intervention, medial intervention and complex intervention. This study of 157 playworkers from around the world is the first to investigate playworkers understanding of the Play Cycle and focuses on their views, their role in relation to the four levels of hierarchy and whether playworkers feel that the Play Cycle theory has any impact on their practice. This paper describes how knowledge of the Play Cycle has had a positive impact on playwork practice for the majority of respondents in three key areas; underpinning theory, more observant and reflective intervention in children's play and re-evaluating children's behaviour focusing more on the play maintenance and simple intervention. This study also found that, whilst medial intervention is considered to be part of the role of the playworker, the role of complex intervention is rarely considered. This paper discusses potential reasons for this and develops ideas for future studies in this area. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01