Inclusion of disabled children in primary school playgrounds / Helen Woolley with Marc Armitage [and others].

Includes bibliographical references.

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Summary; 1. Introduction and methods; Background to the research; The importance of play for all children; Play in primary schools; Disabled children and play; Research design; Selection of focus children and their classes; Ethical considerations; Summary; 2. Disabled children's inclusion in play; Playtime activities; Play with high verbal content; Play with high imaginative content; Play with high physical content; Walking, talking, sitting, watching; Summary; 3. How the social world of playgrounds can influence inclusion; Friends.

The social etiquette of playLeaving out and being left out; Dealing with being left out; 4. Barriers to inclusion in playgrounds; Organisational barriers; Social barriers; Physical barriers; Summary; 5. Some examples of good practice; Organisational good practice; Social good practice; Summary; 6. Suggestions for the future; The importance of play for all children; Organisational issues; Social issues; Physical issues; Future research; Appendix: Research design; Selection of schools; Pilot study; Methods within each school; Review of school documentation.

Selection of focus children and their classesInvolvement of children; Interviews with school staff; Development of tools for interviews; Analysis of the data; Ethical considerations; References.

The first research of its kind, identifying organisational, social and physical barriers to disabled children's inclusion in playgrounds, which suggests ways to overcome these barriers in the future.

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