1st Edition
Learning and Connecting in School Playgrounds Using the Playground as a Curriculum Resource
List of Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1. Play Defined: The Search for Play Llyween Couper
Chapter 2. School Break-Times: To Be or Not to Be? Llyween Couper
Chapter 3. Playgrounds for Learning, Communicating and Playing Dean Sutherland And Alex Gosteva
Chapter 4. The Role of Adults in School Playgrounds: The No-Rules Playground Llyween Couper And Bruce McLachlan
Chapter 5. Traditional Games and Media Informed Play in The Playground Llyween Couper
Chapter 6. Moving from Early Childhood to Primary School Playgrounds Llyween Couper And Christine Rietveld
Chapter 7. Transitions from Primary to Secondary School Playgrounds: From Reality to Virtual Reality Dean Sutherland
Chapter 8. Landscaping for Play: Who and What Is the Playground For? Llyween Couper
Chapter 9. Culturally Responsive Practice in the School Playground Llyween Couper
Chapter 10. Improving School Playgrounds: Making Changes Based on Data Llyween Couper
Chapter 11. School Playgrounds for The Future: What Do Children and Adults Want? Dean Sutherland
Index
Biography
Llyween Couper, PhD completed a PhD in 2015 at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, where she is currently co-presenting Master's level courses by distance in Autism and Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Settings. Llyween is a registered teacher and worked as a Resource Teacher, Learning and Behaviour in primary and secondary schools in Christchurch, New Zealand. During this time she was awarded a 10-week sabbatical to develop a playground audit tool.
Dean Sutherland, PhD is a senior lecturer and speech-language therapist at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. His research interests include supporting parents, whānau and teachers to understand how to grow children’s communication and social connections. Dean is passionate about the role of play and play spaces in children’s lives.
