Sandra W. Russ

Pretend Play in Childhood: Foundation of Adult Creativity

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Evidence suggests that pretend play in childhood has an important role in providing a foundation for adult creativity. Indeed, many of the processes central to creativity occur in pretend play. In this book, Sandra W. Russ reviews the theory and research on pretend play and creativity, including cognitive and affective processes involved in play and creativity, possible evolutionary purposes of play, and its cultural variations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Seitenzahl: 241
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 259mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9781433815614
• ISBN-10: 1433815613
• Artikelnr.: 39224270

Autorenporträt

Sandra W. Russ

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Pretend Play and Creativity: An Overview
Chapter 2: Evolutionary, Psychoanalytic, and Developmental Theories of
Pretend Play and Creativity
Chapter 3: Cognitive Processes in Pretend Play and Creativity
Chapter 4: Affective Processes in Pretend Play and Creativity
Chapter 5: Case Studies in Science and Technology
Chapter 6: Case Studies in the Arts
Chapter 7: Facilitating Pretend Play and Creativity in Training Programs
Chapter 8: Play, Culture, and the Modern World
Afterword: Converging Evidence
Appendix A: Affect in Play Scale
Appendix B: Transcripts From Play Facilitation Sessions
References
Index
About the Author