Young People's Play, Wellbeing and Learning Psycho-Social and Vi
This book explores the shifting geographies and contexts of children's play and learning. The author examines both free and guided play through the lenses of class, gender and disability, drawing links between face-to-face and online interactions. As youn
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Dimitra Hartas
Young People’s Play, Wellbeing and Learning
Dimitra Hartas
Young People’s Play, Wellbeing and Learning Psycho-Social and Virtual Geographies in Digital Play
Dimitra Hartas Centre for Education Studies University of Warwick Coventry, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-60000-6 ISBN 978-3-030-60001-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60001-3 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover pattern © John Rawsterne/patternhead.com This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Play is a cultural, social and gendered act situated within young people’s social reality. In the childhood literature, play is understood as an enjoyable activity that is spontaneous and voluntary with no extrinsic goals, an act that is not a means to an end but an end in itself. A fascinating aspect of children’s social development is the shift from family to peers that starts in late childhood and continues throughout the teenage years. With this the nature of play as activity, imagination and desire for connectedness also changes, becoming more enmeshed in peer interactions and friendships to support integration into social groups and form complex peer relations. In this book, play is understood loosely along the lines of peer interaction and group participation (online and offline) and play-based learning in pre- and mid-teenagers, with a focus on 14-year-olds in the UK. Peer influence peaks in mid-adolescence where young people show a heightened desire for affiliation and become increasingly sensitive to social evaluation and comparison and their consequences for peer acceptance or rejection
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