The Process of Play in Learning in Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study

Autor/in	Forbes, Lisa K.
Titel	The Process of Play in Learning in Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching and Learning, 15 (2021) 1, S.57-73 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-1154
Schlagwörter	Play; Game Based Learning; Graduate Students; Student Experience; Learning Processes; Teaching Methods; Learner Engagement; Student Motivation; Positive Attitudes; Classroom Environment; Stress Management; Trust (Psychology); Security (Psychology); Value Judgment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Studienerfahrung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schulische Motivation; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Security; Psychology; Sicherheit; Werturteil
Abstract	Higher education faculty strive to adopt pedagogical approaches that generate student engagement, motivation, and quality learning experiences. The literature on play has much to offer higher education. However, playful pedagogy remains an uncommon approach in education and is often represented in the literature as a practice utilized for a singular purpose and not as an underlying teaching philosophy. This phenomenological study examines the meaning of students' experiences of play as a foundation to learning. The themes that emerge are: 1) play is underutilized and devalued in higher education, 2) play cultivates relational safety and a warm classroom environment, 3) play removes barriers to learning, 4) play awakens students' positive affect and motivation, and 5) play ignites an open and engaged learning stance to enhance learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01