Play: An Interdisciplinary Synthesis is co-published with the Association for the Study of Play (TASP), an interdisciplinary, international organization of play-research scholars.  Meer

This is a new volume from the Association for the Study of Play. This book presents a healthy interchange of ideas about play, which is one of the hallmarks of the Association's work.  Meer

This book provides direct solutions to the question, How do we save play in a standard-driven educational environment? This book provides theoretical/historical foundation of connection between play and literacy, applied research studies, and practical strategies to connect play and literacy in early childhood and in teacher education.  Meer

Aspects of Playwork reflects the diversity of interpretations of what playwork is, from the historical to the almost sci-fi, from ghostly traces to the hard realities of working with children today.  Meer

The Association for the Study of Play (TASP) is the sponsor of this eighth volume in the Play & Culture Studies series. TASP is a professional group of researchers who study play.  Meer

Play and Performance broadens the understanding of what play is. The chapters cover an array of practices that can be seen across the play to performance continuum, providing advocates, researchers, and practitioners a wealth of practical and theoretical ideas for expanding the use of performance as a tool.  Meer

This volume addresses the study of play from an interdisciplinary cadre of scholars in the fields of anthropology, education, psychology, linguistics, and history.  Meer

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This book honors the legacy of Dr. Brian Sutton-Smith, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Folklore at the University of Pennsylvania. We present an eclectic array of essays written in honor of the centennial of his birth, ranging from the scholarly to the overtly playful.  Meer

In this volume contributors report on recent studies and practical ideas that examine the relationship between play and curriculum from early education to higher education.  Meer

This multidisciplinary and varied perspective on play continues the stimulating and informative volumes in the Play and Culture Studies series. The primary focus of the papers in this volume is to reflect on the close relationship between play and the process of engaging and communicating with others in different contexts.  Meer