Play and Learning in Adulthood

Reimagining Pedagogy and the Politics of Education

Nicola Whitton (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XV, 201 Seiten

2023 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-13977-2 (ISBN)

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This book provides a theoretical and philosophical examination of games, play and playfulness and their relationships to learning and wellbeing in adulthood. It draws on an interdisciplinary literature base (including game-based learning, game studies, education, psychology, and game design) to present a critical manifesto for playful learning in post-compulsory education and lifelong learning. While there is an established body of work in games and learning in adulthood, and a wide literature on the value of play in childhood, the wider potential of play in adulthood and playfulness is under-explored and still emergent. This book offers a comprehensive overview of play in adulthood, exploring the benefits and drawbacks, examining why play in adulthood is different from play in childhood, the role of play in culture, and making an argument for why it is important in our society that we embrace the principles of playfulness.

Nicola Whitton is Director of the Durham Centre for Academic Development and Professor of Education at Durham University, UK. Her research focuses on play in adulthood, in particular games and learning in the context of Higher Education, and the potential of play in teaching, research, and academic practice.

Chapter 1. Introducing adult play.- Chapter 2. Games, play, and playfulness.- Chapter 3. Play in post-compulsory education.- Chapter 4. A manifesto for playful learning.- Chapter 5. The playful educator.- Chapter 6. A critical exploration of play.- Chapter 7. Play for a better world.

Erscheinungsdatum	11.11.2023
Zusatzinfo	XV, 201 p. 9 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	293 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
Schlagworte	games-based learning • Play • Playful Learning • Playfulness • play in adulthood • Serious Play
ISBN-10	3-031-13977-1 / 3031139771
ISBN-13	978-3-031-13977-2 / 9783031139772
Zustand	Neuware