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Approaching Play and Inclusion

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The aim of this chapter is to explore the way in which play is used in a range of educational settings. It compares and contrasts play principles as adopted in early childhood settings, regular primary schools and special educational settings. Focusing on play for children with impairment, play in special educational settings is deconstructed using a disability studies lens and a way forward recommended through combining disability studies with childhood studies.

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  1. Faculty of Education and Art, Federation University, Australia

    Amy Claughton

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Claughton, A. (2017). Approaching Play and Inclusion. In: Plows, V., Whitburn, B. (eds) Inclusive Education. Innovations and Controversies: Interrogating Educational Change. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-866-2_4

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