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Using Playful Practice To Communicate With Special Children
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Author : Margaret Corke
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011-11-17
Using Playful Practice To Communicate With Special Children written by Margaret Corke and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-17 with Education categories.
Playfulness is important; it creates an alternative space where emotional, cognitive and social dimensions can be explored and tested. This highly practical book explores the endless possibilities of using playful, creative and interactive activities to meaningfully engage with children with multiple learning difficulties or autistic spectrum disorders. The author presents playfulness as ‘an experimental frame of mind’, and encourages practitioners to play with roles, ideas, words, concepts and objects in order to enhance relationships and interventions. By providing accessible steps to playfulness, this text explores some of the contemporary issues surrounding the education of children with severe learning needs, in particular the use of ‘intensive interaction’. This text considers different areas of creative interactive work for practitioners to draw inspiration from, including: Music Interactive Musical Movement Finger Dance Story and Drama Artwork Reflective Circle. The varied array of tried and tested original activities have been devised to encourage the development of social interaction, cognition, play, experimentation and creativity, in particular but not exclusively, for children whose learning needs are more complex. The author also invites teachers working in mainstream, particularly early years and primary education, to investigate the creative possibilities inherent in playfulness and to use the activities in this book to enhance the learning environment. This text offers an abundance of advice, practical strategies and tips for teachers working in special and mainstream early years and primary education. Practitioners such as therapists, care workers, community musicians and creative arts specialists will also find this book useful.
A Playful Path
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Author : Bernard De Koven
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2013-12-18
A Playful Path written by Bernard De Koven and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-18 with Education categories.
A Playful Path, the new book by games guru and fun theorist Bernard De Koven, serves as a collection of ideas and tools to help us bring our playfulness back into the open. When we find ourselves forgetting the life of the game or the game of life, the joy of form or the content, the play of brain or mind, body or spirit, this book can help us return to that which our soul is heir.
Play Playfulness Creativity And Innovation
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Author : Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Play Playfulness Creativity And Innovation written by Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS categories.
"What role does playful behaviour and playful thought take in animal and human development? How does play relate to creativity and, in turn, to innovation? Unravelling the different meanings of 'play', this book focuses on non-aggressive playful play. The authors emphasise its significance for development and evolution, before examining the importance of playfulness in creativity. This discussion sheds new light on the links between creativity and innovation, distinguishing between the generation of novel behaviour and ideas on the one hand, and the implementation of these novelties on the other. The authors then turn to the role of play in the development of the child and to parallels between play, humour and dreaming, along with the altered states of consciousness generated by some psychoactive drugs. A final chapter looks forward to future research and to what remains to be discovered in this fascinating and important field"--
Playfulness
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Author : Josefa Nina Lieberman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Playfulness written by Josefa Nina Lieberman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Psychology categories.
Writing At Work
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Author : Edward L. Smith
language : en
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Release Date : 1997-03-04
Writing At Work written by Edward L. Smith and has been published by McGraw Hill Professional this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-03-04 with Business & Economics categories.
Intended for all levels of writing used at work, including memos, e-mail, status reports, lab reports, and marketing materials, this book offers a guide to the rules of grammar and style that are required to achieve quality writing
The Lived Experience Of Playfulness In The Workplace
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Author : Jacqueline Allan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
The Lived Experience Of Playfulness In The Workplace written by Jacqueline Allan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with categories.
Even though playing and playfulness can make us feel happy and joyful, for some adults, it might not feel comfortable to be playful at work, especially if it is not perceived as contributing to productivity. Evidence exists, however, regarding positive outcomes of playfulness in the workplace including openness to new ideas and psychological benefits such as divergent thinking, emotional regulation, strengthening of relationships, enhancement of positive communication skills, and providing resources for dealing with stress (Csikszentmihalyi, 2014; Van Vleet & Feeney, 2015b; West, Hoff, & Carlsson, 2016, 2017). Research on playfulness in the workplace is quite limited and this study was conducted to shed light on this behaviour trait in the context of work. Both interpretive (van Manen, 2014, 2016) and post-intentional (Vagle, 2018) phenomenological analytical frameworks were applied to explore the research question: What is the lived experience of playfulness in the workplace? Through semi-structured interviews eight participants, identified as being particularly playful at work and representing a range of professions, discussed the feelings and attitudes of playfulness at work. During interviews participants described attributes of playfulness as feeling alive, fun, goofy, silly, being light-hearted, and happy. Other playfulness attributes were discussed such as an ecstatic experience, spirit lifting, as a planned strategy for building relationships, a method of welcoming new solutions, and a strategy for overcoming difficult tasks. Data was initially classified into categories and clusters of meanings and these summaries were further consolidated into codes and subcodes. Subsequently, the codes and sub-codes were considered as being continuously interconnected and related, always moving with no clear aspect or reduction to a singular theme or essence. Testimonial evidence emerged that revealed the complexity of this phenomenon and that creating a playful environment at work is not as easy as saying, "Let's have fun!" Playfulness at work was shown to have interrelated components that are flexible and continuously being produced. The behaviour trait of playfulness in the workplace environment is a unique and complex reality and is relatively unexplored. This study contributes to the ongoing discussion regarding the complex nature of this phenomenon and offers a recognition of the challenges of creating a playful climate at work. By adding to the conversation about possible processes for including playfulness in the work environment, this project illustrates that developing a playful climate at work involves intersecting components and an awareness and consideration of these interrelationships. This exploratory study highlights that there is no precise technique to promote playfulness at work, but that it is a complex and continuously shifting phenomenon potentially generating positive workplace outcomes.
Online Gaming And Playful Organization
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Author : Harald Warmelink
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-02-03
Online Gaming And Playful Organization written by Harald Warmelink and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-03 with Education categories.
Online Gaming and Playful Organization explores the cultural impact of gaming on organizations. While gaming is typically a form of entertainment, this book argues that gaming communities can function as a useful analogue for work organizations because both are comprised of diverse members who must communicate and collaborate to solve complex problems. By examining the impact of gaming beyond its own context, this book argues that one can apply numerous lessons from the virtual world of online games to the “real” world of businesses, schools, and other professional communities. Most notably, it articulates the concept of playful organizations, defined as organizations in which the ability to play has become so institutionalized that it is spontaneous, creative, and enjoyable. Based on original research, Online Gaming and Playful Organization establishes an interdisciplinary framework for further conceptual and empirical investigation into this topic, with the dual goals of a better understanding of the role of online games and virtual worlds, and of the possible structural and cultural transformation of public and private organizations.
Physiognomy Illustrated Or Nature S Revelations Of Character
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Author : Joseph Simms
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887
Physiognomy Illustrated Or Nature S Revelations Of Character written by Joseph Simms and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Physiognomy categories.
Conceptual Social Cognitive And Contextual Issues In The Fields Of Play
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Author : Jaipaul L. Roopnarine
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2002
Conceptual Social Cognitive And Contextual Issues In The Fields Of Play written by Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Education categories.
The research and theoretical contributions of international and multidisciplinary scholars have advanced our understanding of the role of play in evolution and behavior. The diverse articles in this volume range from theoretical and conceptual advances, scientific investigations, to discourse about applied issues and different dimensions of play. The authors provide excursions into the adaptive, cultural, and social significance of play. The databased papers fall into four categories: the role of age, gender, and ethnicity in play participation, social-cognitive connections to play, fighting and play fighting, and play and process in adulthood. Play is defined as behavior that is not necessary to survival and yet is undertaken voluntarily as a method by which to improve the quality of life. This study, addressing the definition, role, and characteristics of play, falls within the research of education, psychology, anthropology, sociology, leisure studies, and primatology. The play of humans and nonhumans takes a variety of forms and serves multiple purposes within mental and emotional states of being. The motivation and impact of play behavior varies with the type of play performed. The studies included in this volume address simple games, more complex creative activities, the emotional implications of play throughout adult life, and the role of play in human social construction.
Addresses And Other Proceedings Of The Indiana College Association Session
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Author : Indiana College Association. Meeting
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
Addresses And Other Proceedings Of The Indiana College Association Session written by Indiana College Association. Meeting and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with Universities and colleges categories.