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IPA is extremely pleased to announce the publication of the Special IPA Issue
of Children, Youth and Environment Journal: Unleashing the Power of Play:
Research from the International Play Association 20th Triennial Conference
Vol. 28, No. 2 (2018). This CYE Journal features contributions selected from
the IPA 2017 World Conference. (See Table of Contents below.)
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Special IPA issue of Children, Youth and Environment Journal: Unleashing
the Power of Play: Research from the International Play Association
20th Triennial Conference
Vol. 28, No. 2 (2018)
Guest editors:
Janet Loebach, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, London, Canada
Theresa Casey, International Play Association: Promoting the Child’s Right to
Play, Edinburgh, Scotland
John H. McKendrick, Glasgow School for Business and Society, Glasgow
Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland
Introduction to the special issue
The 20th IPA Triennial World Conference held in Calgary (Canada) in 2017 was
attended by more than 700 delegates representing 30 countries. More than 400
presentations were delivered across four days. Following the conference, it
became apparent that there was a need to revisit the existing body of knowledge
on play in the physical environment—across a wide range of geographic and
socio-cultural contexts—to advance contemporary understanding of the key
issues that were constraining children’s opportunities to play. Drawing
inspiration from section six of General Comment No. 17, this special issue
of Children, Youth and Environments addresses four themes: Blueprints for
Progress, Blending Nature in the Everyday, Extending the Reach of Play, and
Technology Is (Not) the Enemy. The papers in this collection were selected from
presentations delivered by play researchers, advocates, designers, educators,
and practitioners at the IPA World Conference.
The guest editors of this special issue of Children, Youth and
Environments would like to acknowledge the authors of the articles, field reports,
photo essays and book reviews making up the collection, and the outstanding
efforts of the editorial review team, representing IPA branches from around the
world.
IPA World President, Robyn Monro-Miller says, “we are delighted with the
collaboration between IPA and Children, Youth and Environments, which adds to
the already substantial legacy for play of the IPA Triennial World Conference,
2017. Our sincere thanks to the guest editors, authors and reviewers.”
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Children, Youth and Environments
Vol. 28, No. 2 (2018)
ISSN 1546-2250
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unleashing the Power of Play: Research from the International Play Association 20thTriennial Conference
Editors’ Introduction to the Special Issue
Realizing Article 31 through General Comment 17: Overcoming Challenges and the Quest for an Optimum Play Environment1-11
John H. McKendrick, Janet Loebach, and Theresa Casey
Blueprints for Progress
Peer-Reviewed Article
From Policy to Play Provision: Universal Design and the Challenges of Inclusive Play
Helen Lynch, Alice Moore, and Maria Prellwitz 12-34
Reports from the Field
Championing and Implementing the First Inclusive Play Space in Hong Kong
Chris H.C. Yuen 35-45
The Community-Based Revitalization of the Ridgecrest Accessible Neighbourhood Playground in Sudbury, Canada 46-57
Nicole Marie Yantzi, Joscelyne Landry-Altmann, Arthemise Camirand-Peterson
Street Play in the Revitalization of Low-Birthrate Communities: Playborhood Street Tokyo 58-66
Hitoshi Shimamura
The Rise of Adventure Play Provision in North America 67-77
Joan Almon and Rusty Keeler
Review
Cities Alive: Designing for Urban Childhoods, by ARUP’s Foresight, Research and Innovation and Integrated City Planning Teams– Reviewed by Adrian Voce 78-81
Blending Nature in the Everyday
Peer-Reviewed Article
Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions of Play and Inquiry on a Nature Playscape
Sue Schlembach, Leslie Kochanowski, Rhonda Douglas Brown, and Victoria Carr 82-101
Report from the Field
Living and Playing in Nature: Daily Experiences of Tupinambá Children 102-116
Christiana Cabicieri Proficeand LéaTiriba
Review
Under the Same Sky: Children’s Rights and the Environment, by the International Play Association, Scotland Children’s Parliament, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, and Terre des Hommes– Review by Michelle Templeton 117-118
Extending the Reach of Play
Peer-Reviewed Article
Children’s Coping, Adaption and Resilience through Play in Situations of Crisis
Sudeshna Chatterjee 119-145
Reports from the Field
“We just want to play”: Adolescents Speak about Their Access to Public Parks
Patsy Eubanks Owens 146-158
Why Do We Need Adventure Playgrounds in Rural Areas? The Revitalization Project of Ishikawa, Fukushima, Japan 159-174
Mitsunari Terada, Mariia Ermilova, and Isami Kinoshita
The Right to Play of Children Living in Migrant Workers’ Communities in Thailand
Khemporn Wirunrapan, Prasopsuk Boranmool, Krongkaew Chaiarkhom, and
Sribua Kanthawong 175-186
Reviews
Access to Play for Children in Situations of Crisis Play: Rights and Practice—A Tool Kit for Staff, Managers and Policy Makers, by Martin King-Sheard and Marianne Mannello, edited by Theresa Casey – Reviewed by Mary Ann Rintoul 187-190
How to Grow a Playspace: Development and Design, Edited by Katherine Masiulanis and Elizabeth Cummins – Reviewed by Helen Woolley 191-193
Technology Is (Not) the Enemy
Peer-Reviewed Articles
State of Play: Methodologies for Investigating Children’s Outdoor Play and Independent Mobility 194-231
Christina S. Han, Louise C. Mâsse, Andrew Wilson, Ian Janssen, Nadine
Schuurman, Mariana Brussoni, and the Playability Study Research Team
Understanding the Nature Play Milieu: Using Behavior Mapping to Investigate Children’s Activities in Outdoor Play Spaces 232-261
Adina Cox, Janet Loebach, and Sarah Little
Editors’ Conclusion
Reflections on the Challenges to Providing Optimum Environments for Play
John H. McKendrick, Janet Loebach, and Theresa Casey 262-273