TASP Annual: Play & Culture Studies

The Association for the Study of Play (TASP)
Play and Culture Series, Volume 12

CALL FOR PAPERS: Due Date June 15, 2010

Play: A Polyphony of Research, Theories, and Issues

Play is an essential tool for social, cognitive, and physical competence as well as identity development, but research has shown that societal trends have marginalized play. Programs nationally and around the world are presently experiencing a transitional period of change whereby play may be in jeopardy. That is, programs are under heightened scrutiny and pressure to respond to the current climate of accountability, economic uncertainty, technologically enhanced learning, changing demographics of students, and multiple other factors.

Manuscripts for the 12th Volume of the Play and Culture Series can include:

• Play research from a range of fields (e.g., education; childcare; adults; elderly play; museums; parks; zoology; biology; community organizations)
• Theoretical frameworks that support contemporary issues around play
• Advocacy and reflective reports that address the many benefits of play
• Authentic, research-based, successful play practices that break the transitional mold of instruction, especially for those who may be at risk of being marginalized
• Other perspectives from a polyphony in play fields

The Series

The Association for the Study of Play series Play and Culture is a peer reviewed national publication. The series editor is Jim Johnson (Penn State University), and the co-editors of Volume 12 are Lynn Cohen (Long Island University) and Sandi Waite-Stupiansky (Edinboro University of Pennsylvania).

Guidelines for Submission

Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, use 12 pt font, and have one-inch margins on all sides. Style guidelines for the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) should be followed. Electronic submission is preferred and may be sent as an email attachment to either Lynn Cohen (lynn.cohen@liu.edu) or Sandi Waite-Stupiansky (swaite@edinboro.edu). For more information, please contact the co-editors via email.

Recent Titles in Play & Culture Studies

Stuart Reifel, Jaipaul L. Roopnarine, and James E. Johnson, Series Editors

 

Volume 1: Diversions and Divergences in Fields of Play
Margaret Carlisle Duncan, Garry Chick, and Alan Aycock, editors

Volume 2: Play Contexts Revisited
Stuart Reifel, editor

Volume 3: Theory in Context and Out
Stuart Reifel, editor

Volume 4: Conceptual, Social-Cognitive, and Contextual Issues in the Fields of Play
Jaipaul L. Roopnarine, editor

Volume 5: Play and Educational Theory and Practice
Donald E. Lytle, editor

Volume 6: Play: An Interdisciplinary Synthesis
F. F. McMahon, Donald E. Lytle, and Brian Sutton-Smith, editors

Volume 7: Investigating Play in the 21st Century
Dorothy Justus Sluss and Olga S. Jarrett, editors

Volume 8: From Children to Red Hatters®: Diverse Images and Issues of Play
David Kuschner, editor

Volume 9: Transactions at Play
Cindy Dell Clark, editor

Volume 10: Play as Engagement and Communication
Eva Nwokah, editor

Volume 11: Play as Performance
Carrie Lobman and Barbara O’Neill, editors

 

 

For Information, contact:

 

James E. Johnson
Series Editor, Play & Culture Studies
College of Education
145 Chambers Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802-3206
Phone: (814) 654-2230
jej4@psu.edu

 

Lynn Cohen
Co-Editor, Volume 12, Play & Culture Studies
School of Education
C.W. Post Campus
Long Island University
720 Northern Boulevard
Brookville, New York 11548
lynn.cohen@liu.edu

or

Sandi Waite-Stupianksy
Co-editor, Volume 12, Play & Culture Studies
Early Childhood and Special Education Department
Edinboro University
219 Meadville Street
Edinboro, Pennsylvania 16444
swaite@edinboro.edu