Bob Hughes has been a theoretical and applied playworker for nearly forty years. He is widely published on the subject of Play and Playwork and was the first Editor of the International Play Journal. He has been the National Coordinator of PlayEducation, an independent playwork agency providing training and research services, since 1982.
Introduction 1. A Short History of the Development of Evolutionary Playwork
2. Evolutionary Playwork Values 3. What is Evolutionary Play? 4. Play Types
and the Playwork Menu 5. Combinatorial Flexibility, Non-Specialisation,
Calibration and Contextualisation. 6. Stimulation Theory and Play
Deprivation 7. An Introduction to Evolutionary Playwork 8. What is
Evolutionay Playwork? 9. The Evolutionary Playwork Construct of the Child
10. The Evolutionary Playworker 11. Safety, Participation and Consultation
12. Is the Play Setting Working? 13. Some Deeper Considerations Conclusion
