Moral Case for Play in K-12 Schools (eBook)

The Urgency of Advancing Moral Ecologies of Play

Judd Kruger Levingston (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2023
262 Seiten
Bloomsbury Publishing (USA) (Verlag)
979-8-216-21848-7 (ISBN)

Infos

In A Moral Case for Play: The Urgency of Advancing Moral Ecologies of Play in K-12 Schools, Levingston argues that schools must make room for character-building play because of its essential role in moral development. He utilizes field-based research, including interviews and observations from hallways, classrooms, playgrounds and lunchrooms at Catholic, Jewish, Progressive, Quaker, single-gender, and other non-sectarian schools. Levingston's timely new insights and explanations of the moral ecologies of play build on and intersect with the work of anthropologists, fellow educators and education-researchers, folklorists, medical researchers, psychologists, and STEAM educators. This book demonstrates that beyond physical and social play at recess, students need to engage in role-playing, along with language, number, kinesthetic, and imaginative play. Offering a new definition of play, Levingston's research shows how schools can create unique ecologies that promote moral growth, creativity, and a sense of community in any academic program.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.7.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Didaktik
• ISBN-13: 979-8-216-21848-7 / 9798216218487