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Past ICCP Conference - Krakow 2004
The 23rd World Play Conference took place at the
Pedagogical University of Krakow in September 2004 and had as its motto: Play
and Education.
Its general intention was to intensify academic contacts
between the formerly separated worlds of education and play research. The key
issues of the conference were:
The influence of play on the child's development.
Play as an important mediator between children and
educators.
The effects of the growing complexity of our society on
play.
The relations between increasing technology and play.
The International Council for Children's Play (ICCP) and
the Pedagogical University of Krakow decided the conference aims were:
Intensifying the discussion on the importance of play for the
child's development and, taking the former into consideration, on stimulating an
exchange of research, results and opinions between theorists and practitioners.
Discussing the relations between play and the role of educators, as the
consequences of educational interventions continuously need new information and
feedback from research and practice.
Promoting general guide lines for educators in order to
stimulate children's play, as there seems to be a growing need for information
on the relation between play and modern technology (TV, computers) in education.
The importance of play and toys for the child's development
needs an exchange of research results and theoretical consideration. Academics,
teachers and educators were welcome to join our conference and participate in
the discussions on children's play.
