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ERIC Number: EJ557321
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Playfulness Enhancement through Classroom Intervention for the 21st Century.
Boyer, W. A. R.
Childhood Education, v74 n2 p90-96 Win 1997-1998
Asserting that playfulness is an important part of learning to work with others, as well as for attaining traits such as flexible thinking, persistence, commitment, and a love of and fascination with learning, this article presents a review of playfulness development, focusing on children age three to five, and describes 12 teaching-learning strategies for playfulness enhancement. (EV)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Early Childhood Education, Learning Activities, Play, Socialization
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Play Learning; Playfulness