P4PLAY H2020 Project
Published September 27, 2022 | Version v1
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Expanding conceptualisations of inclusive play to incorporate the play characteristics of children with diverse play experiences at risk of play deprivation

Creators

  • 1. Queen Margaret University, Division of Occupational Therapy and Arts Therapies. Centre for Applied Social Sciences and the Centre for Person centred Practice Research. University College Cork, Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
  • 2. Queen Margaret University, Division of Occupational Therapy and Arts Therapies. Centre for Applied Social Sciences and the Centre for Person centred Practice Research
  • 3. University College Cork, Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy

Description

  • Objectives and Significance: Play is a right and a fundamental occupation in children’s life, which may promote their health and wellbeing as well as their sense of belonging to a community. It may be situated in multiple contexts (home or school, neighbourhood) and with diverse relationships (parents/carers, family members, neighbours, teachers). Nevertheless, many children do not have the same opportunities to access to meaningful play occupations, due to sociocultural, political-economic or physical factors, which may threat children’s occupational rights. From the discipline of Occupational Science, this study aims: a) to understand the play occupation of children at risk of play deprivation, b) to explore the barriers and enablers of inclusive play and c) to raise awareness of the need for related policies and interventions.
  • Method: Child-centred participatory qualitative methodologies with an occupation-right perspective will be carried out. Critical, inclusive and gender lens will be consider. New knowledge will be co-constructed with children and the community.
  • Impact / Results: This study will develop new knowledge in relation to the children’ play practices, and will contribute to the commitment of strengthening occupation-centred approaches in children’s occupational therapy. From occupational science, the new knowledge generated will be translated into strategies to inform and implement an evidence-based occupational therapy practice. Implications for play provision will be extrapolated to inform good practice in socio-spatial inclusion.
  • Conclusion / Outcomes: This study will let practitioners better understand play occupation from children voices and to produce an ‘inclusive play’ perspective within P4PLAY programme.

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