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IMAGE: Swansea University's Dr Pete King has been researching how to study the stages children go through as they play together. view more
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How to study the stages children go through as they play together has been highlighted in new research by a Swansea University academic.
Play is a crucial part of a child's development. It is how children develop cognitive skills and learn new information as well as social skills and it is an important topic of research by social scientists.
Dr Pete King, who specialises in play and childhood studies, devised a method of studying the process of children's play - the Play Cycle Observation Method (PCOM) - and has now published research which demonstrates how effective it is as an observational tool.