1st Edition
Play and Adolescence Developing a Playful Pedagogical Approach for Teenagers' Holistic Learning, Growth, and Wellbeing
Introduction
Chapter 1: Play in the teenage years
Chapter 2: Gaining a sense of belonging and identity through play
Chapter 3: Developing playful skills for future success
Chapter 4: The benefits of play for emotional health and wellbeing
Chapter 5: Challenging assumptions of play
Chapter 6: Taking a risk: Physically and mentally
Chapter 7: Never too old to play: Being a role model and advocate of play
Chapter 8: Do we grow out of play or is it taken from us?
Chapter 9: The seriousness of play
Chapter 10: Play in the classroom
Chapter 11: Using play to engage with the wider community
Chapter 12: Using technology to play and prosper
Chapter 13: True play: Understanding the difference of play in and out of the classroom
Chapter 14: Play at breaktimes
Chapter 15: Play after school
Chapter 16: Developing a lifetime commitment to play
Conclusion
Biography
Fey Cole is a Lecturer in Further and Higher Education and a Teaching and Learning Advisor in the UK.
Play has been associated with early childhood, but there's a shift towards understanding its positive impact on teenagers' learning, health, and overall wellbeing. We are seeing a change in societal attitudes and this book is highly relevant.
– Sarah Watkins, Lecturer and Author.
