ABSTRACT
Playwork practice is underpinned by a strong principle of reflective practice as the adults consider and reconsider the way in which they contribute to children’s play. The process consists of four steps and involves deconstructing, confronting, theorising, and thinking otherwise about a phenomenon or issue. This method is used to engage practitioners from a variety of backgrounds in critical reflection and discussion and forms the basis of the structure of the chapters in this book. The authors use the model of critical thinking to expose the manner in which playwork is intertwined with their discipline knowledge. It exposes the use of playwork in settings that may be considered unfamiliar to the usual sites of playwork practices.
