Whitton Play and Learning in Adulthood

Reimagining Pedagogy and the Politics of Education
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-031-13975-8
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whitton, Nicola

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgments;6
2;Contents;7
3;List of Figures;10
4;List of Tables;11
5;Introducing Adult Play;12
5.1;The Importance of Play;16
5.2;My Perspectives on Play;17
5.3;Wider Perspectives on Play;19
5.3.1;Play and Child Development;20
5.3.2;The Biology of Play;21
5.3.3;The Psychology of Playfulness;21
5.3.4;Play and Culture;22
5.3.5;Game Studies;22
5.3.6;Play and Learning;22
5.4;How to Read This Book;25
5.5;Conclusion;28
5.6;References;28
6;Games, Play, and Playfulness;32
6.1;The Landscape of Play;33
6.1.1;Games;33
6.1.2;Playfulness;40
6.1.3;Play;41
6.2;Play and the Magic Circle;45
6.3;Different Possibilities of Play;49
6.4;Conclusion;57
6.5;References;57
7;Play in Post-Compulsory Education;60
7.1;Fifty Years of Play and Learning in Adulthood;61
7.1.1;Exploring the Literature on Play and Learning in Adult Education;61
7.2;A Brief History of Play and Learning in Adulthood;66
7.2.1;Role Play;68
7.2.2;Simulation Games;70
7.2.3;Traditional Play: Game-Based Learning;72
7.2.4;Digital Play: Serious Games and Digital Game-Based Learning;73
7.2.5;Game Making;75
7.2.6;Gamification;76
7.2.7;Post-Digital Play;78
7.3;Conclusion;82
7.4;References;83
8;A Manifesto for Playful Learning;97
8.1;What Is Playful Learning?;100
8.2;Games and Learning;104
8.3;The Magic Circle of Playful Learning;107
8.3.1;Playful Learning as Tools, Tactics, and Techniques;111
8.3.2;Playful Learning as a Signature Pedagogy;113
8.4;The Role of Assessment in Playful Learning;118
8.5;Playful Universities;127
8.6;Conclusion;130
8.7;References;130
9;The Playful Educator;135
9.1;Benefits of Playfulness;136
9.2;Deconstructing Playfulness;139
9.2.1;Measuring Playfulness;143
9.3;Teacher Playfulness;145
9.4;Playfulness in the Population;150
9.4.1;Sample Baselines;151
9.4.2;Playfulness and Demographic Characteristics;152
9.4.3;Playful Profiles;156
9.5;Playfulness and Pedagogy;158
9.6;Conclusion;160
9.6.1;Development and Validation of a Playfulness Scale;161
9.7;References;163
10;A Critical Exploration of Play;168
10.1;Permission to Play;169
10.1.1;Decolonising Play;175
10.1.2;Play Is a Feminist Issue;177
10.2;Play, Inclusivity, and Social Justice;179
10.2.1;Designing Inclusively;181
10.3;Problematic Play;185
10.4;Negative Discourses of Play;188
10.4.1;The Myth of the Games Generation;188
10.4.2;Moral Panics;189
10.4.3;The Language of Play;192
10.5;Conclusion;194
10.6;References;195
11;Play for a Better World;199
11.1;Learning to Fail;201
11.2;Play Is Critical;202
11.3;Higher Education Is Not Designed for Play;203
11.4;Conclusion;204
12;Index;206