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The Playful University Philosophy, Pedagogy, Politics and Principles

232 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

232 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

232 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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This book provides philosophical, political and practical insights that open ways for the university in going beyond its tightly controlled state and into more playful and imaginative futures. In the context of a marketised and regulated environment that stifles creativity and curiosity in higher education, this collection provides an antidote that lies in the potential of play. It identifies... Read more

1. Introduction
Nicola Whitton and Rikke Toft Nørgård

Part I: Playful Philosophy

2. Expanding the playful university: Democracy and locality
Rikke Toft Nørgård and Herdis Toft

3. Chaos in the university – playing the dangerous game
Søren S.E. Bengtsen

4. On the Strange Relationship between Play and Wonder
Finn Thorbjørn Hansen

Philosophy: Global voices

5. Collaborative guided play for teacher education and development at a South African University
Sarah Gravett

6. “Catch me if you can”: Learning to Play in a Jungle of Expectations
Fitri Suraya Mohamad

7. Response: A playfulness of ease and love
Nuraan Davids

Part II: Playful Pedagogy

8. Play order in an educational context: Exploring Play Qualities through Play Practices
Helle Marie Skovbjerg and Helle Hovgaard Jørgensen

9. Everything to play for
Alison James

10. Rethinking the University Curriculum, Playfully
Alex Moseley

Pedagogy: Global voices

11. Playful University: Gamification Activities in the Territories of Higher Education in Türkiye
Pınar Ayyildiz

12. Finding the freedom to play in HE in Japan
James York

Part III: Playful Politics

13. Playful Collaboration in Higher Education – Imagining a Relational Pedagogy of Care, Interdependence and Soulfulness
Kim Holflod

14. From “Gaming the Metrics” to the “Well-Played University” – Audit Culture, Game Design Patterns and Re-designing Our Institutions
Luca Morini

15. The Naked University
Nicola Whitton

Politics: Global voices

16. Learning as an infinite game – changing the pedagogy from “I HAVE to” to “I WANT to
Benny Faibish

17. Politics in the Playful University
Vinay Kumar

Part IV: Playful Principles

18. Principles of the Playful University

Rikke Toft Nørgård and Nicola Whitton