The Primary School as a Playful Space

Play is a fundamental experience and an essential environment
for peer socialisation among school-age children.
Research on play in primary school, though, needs
to be developed further. The book tackles the gap in the
literature by exploring the connection between play and
learning, the impact of playfulness in the learning process,
and the role of adults in facilitating these processes. The
aim is to stimulate international debate and research into
theories, policies and practices relating to play in primary
schools.
Consisting of five sections, the volume first provides conceptual
frameworks for didactic and pedagogical reflection.
It then offers insights into various aspects of well-being
at school, as well as the many forms of play-based
learning, playful learning, narrative play and storytelling.
Finally, it proposes examples of good practice at the intersection
of theoretical reflection and practice in schools.