Serious Play.

Mann, Dale

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ERIC Number: EJ525352

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Serious Play.

Mann, Dale

Teachers College Record, v97 n3 p446-69 Spr 1996

After arguing that there are substantial advantages to incorporating student play as a learning strategy in educational reform, the paper defines play, notes common misconceptions about play, examines reasons why children play, describes types of play, and looks at the function, outcome, and benefits of play. (SM)

Descriptors: Active Learning, Change Strategies, Creative Teaching, Definitions, Developmental Stages, Educational Change, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Imagination, Play, Secondary School Students, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods, Violence

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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