Researching play - challenges and opportunities : 27th ICCP world play conference

Abstract

"Researching play - challenges and opportunities": 27th ICCP world play conference was held in Vilnius, from 15 to 17 June 2017. The aim of international council for children's play (ICCP) is to promote research on play and toys in various countries and to exchange research findings, to promote the understanding of play and toys, to organize campaigns to ensure the child's right to play, to raise the standards of toys and to inform the public about good toys and their value in child development. "Researching play – challenges and opportunities" aims to share effective ways of researching play and to promote discussion about the methodical challenges faced by play researchers. The 27th ICCP conference focused on a broad study of games.