Routledge International Handbook of Play, Therapeutic Play and Play Therapy [PDF]
, 2020 Routledge International Handbook of Play, Therapeutic Play and Play Therapy is the first book of its kind to provide an overview of key aspects of play and play therapy, considering play on a continuum from generic aspects through to more specific ...
Jennings, Sue, Holmwood, Clive
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Playful Information Literacy: Play and information Literacy in Higher Education [PDF]
, 2015 It is often difficult to address higher level information literacy skills in Higher Education. This paper argues if we see information literacy as contextual rather than an absolute list of competencies, then play can give us a route to developing those ...
Walsh, Andrew, Andrew Walsh
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Cultural Variations in Parental Support of Children\u27s Play [PDF]
, 2002 The purpose of this reading is to highlight the importance of play for children\u27s development and to examine the role of parents in supporting children\u27s play in various cultures.
Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler +1 more
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Cultural considerations in play therapy with Aboriginal children in Canada [PDF]
, 2015 Aboriginal youth in Canada need mental health services that address culture as an integral component of treatment. Suffering and oppression caused by colonialism have led to collective distress among Aboriginal peoples and continue to impede the health ...
Brady, Megan, Brady, Megan Caitlin
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Videogame Play and Wellbeing Among a First Episode Psychosis Population [PDF]
, 2021 NSERCPeer ReviewedWith ongoing interest in the relationship between videogame and mental health alongside recent focus on gaming’s role in coping with stressful life events, we sought to explore the relationship between videogame play and wellbeing among
Foley, S +11 more
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"First Sit Down and Play the Piano Beautifully ... ": Reading Carefully for Critical Thinking
Informal Logic, 1987 Students in critical thinking courses are often instructed to "read carefully" as a prerequisite to thinking critically. This instruction, which seems like a simple preliminary caution, in fact reveals controversial assumptions about how readers read ...
Moira Gutteridge
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The Development of Social Play in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) [PDF]
Animal Behavior and Cognition, 2014 For the young of many species, social play is an important aspect of development. Previous research has shown that bottlenose dolphin calves engage in social play early in life.
Angela D. Mackey +2 more
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Finding their way home: The reunification of First Nations adoptees [PDF]
, 2015 Entire generations of First Nations people have been separated from their birth families and tribes by historical acts of relocation, boarding schools, and the adoption era.
White Hawk, Sandra +3 more
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Play and learn: a new look at ludicity in the first year of elementary school
Educação (Santa Maria. Online), 2015 This article has the purpose to present some reflexions about the place of ludicity in learning and in the development of the child, in the case of the six year old, that, according to the new legislation, are in the first year of elementary school.
Lucia Helena Pena Pereira +1 more
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First Literacies: Art, Creativity, Play, Constructive Meaning-Making [PDF]
, 2014 In this chapter art and play are considered children’s ‘first languages’, and therefore are placed at the centre of a curriculum for young children. Through art and play, children represent thought and action, which underpins their later understanding of
Wright, Susan Kay +3 more
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