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The ICCP's aim is to promote research on children's play and toys. We are currently involved in several pieces of work in this area, including;

27th ICCP World Play Conference Vilnius, Lithuania, 2017

Researching Play - Challenges and Opportunities

The 27th ICCP World Play Conference will be held on the 15-17th of June 2017. It is organized by the Play Research Laboratory in cooperation with Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education, Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Download the conference flier here and visit the conference website for full details http://2017-iccp-play.weebly.com.

Several Perspectives on Children's Play

Several Perspectives on Children's Play - Scientific Reflections for Practitioners is a publication available for purchase; edited by Dr Tom Jambor and Dr Jan Van Gils. It contains articles on play research, theory and practice from academics and practitioners from around the world - including Bob Hughes, Prof James E Johnson, Dr Waltraut Hartmann, Prof Maritta Hännikäinen and many more. For full details and to order this book please click here.

ICCP supports IPA on UN Article 31

ICCP is supporting an initiative to raise awareness of the importance of Article 31 (on the right to play) of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The General Comment was launched officially in Geneva by the Committee on the Rights of the Child on 30 September 2013.

The United Nations General Comment on Article 31 is now available:

United Nations General Comment 17