Play and learning in adulthood : reimagining pedagogy and the politics of education / Nicola Whitton.
Whitton, Nicola, author.
2022
LC5225.L42
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Title Play and learning in adulthood : reimagining pedagogy and the politics of education / Nicola Whitton.
Author Whitton, Nicola, author.
ISBN 9783031139758 (electronic bk.)
3031139755 (electronic bk.)
9783031139741
3031139747
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13975-8
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
Copyright ©2022
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xv, 201 pages) : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-13975-8 doi
Call Number LC5225.L42
Dewey Decimal Classification 374
Summary 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 23, 2022).
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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.

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