Stuart Brown, doctor of psychiatry, as well as the founder
of National Institute for Play is a leading voice in the Play psychology and
research community. In his book, “Play: How it shapes the Brain, opens the
imagination, and invigorates the Soul” he discusses how top engineering schools
and companies are having a hard time finding new hires with equivalent problem
solving skills as their seniors. His
research with JPL hiring managers found that “unlike their elders, the young
engineers couldn’t spot the key flaw in one of the complex systems they were
working on, toss the problem around, break it down, pick it apart, tease out
its critical element, and rearrange them in innovative ways that led to a
solution” (10). He attributes this to a
growing trend of lack of physical play with object in current childhood. “They found that in their youth, their older,
problem-solving employees had taken apart clocks to see how they worked, or
made soap box derby racer, or built hi-fi stereos, or fixed appliances” (11).
2) TWO PARAGRAPH
CITATION CONSTRUCTION:
It is critical that we incorporate a strong sense of object oriented problem solving play into our early educational system. As Thomas S. Henricks, author of “Play as Human Expression” states in his article “Play as Self Realization: Towards a General Theory of Play” in the American Journal of Play, 2014, that “Play as a form of problem solving proves central to the work of some of the great educational reformers” (193).”
It is critical that we incorporate a strong sense of object oriented problem solving play into our early educational system. As Thomas S. Henricks, author of “Play as Human Expression” states in his article “Play as Self Realization: Towards a General Theory of Play” in the American Journal of Play, 2014, that “Play as a form of problem solving proves central to the work of some of the great educational reformers” (193).”
Not only is play crucial to developing problem solving
skills applicable to adult corporate life, play also plays a major part in
happy successful relationships. As Gwen
Gordon, renown play coach, and producer of the upcoming documentary “SERIOUSLY!
The future depends on play” notes in her article “Well Played: The Origins and Future of Playfulness”
published in 2014 in the American Journal
of Play, “Social disconnection and isolation for individuals of all ages
marks one of the biggest stressors causing pathology and disease” (Schore qtd. in
236).
She later goes on to say, “Whatever
potential we may have when we come into the world, the socio-emotional environment
of our earliest relationships form the soil in which this potential either
blossoms or withers” (238).
3) Works Cited
Henricks, Thomas S. "Play as Self-Realization: Toward a General Theory of Play." American Journal of Play, 6.2 (Winter 2014): 190-213. Web 02 Oct. 2014
Henricks, Thomas S. "Play as Self-Realization: Toward a General Theory of Play." American Journal of Play, 6.2 (Winter 2014): 190-213. Web 02 Oct. 2014
Brown, Stuart. Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens
the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul. New York: Penguin,
2009. Print
Gordon, Gwen. "Well Played: The Origins and
Future of Playfulness." American Journal of Play, 6.2 (Winter
2014): 234-266. Web 02 Oct. 2014
4) ADDITIONAL SOURCES
FROM SCHOOL LIBRARY:
Title: Developmental Appropriate Practice: Adlerian Play Therapy with Preschool Children.
Author: Dillman Taylor, Dalena1,2 dalena.taylor@ucf.edu
Bratton, Sue C.3,4
Source: Journal of Individual Psychology. Fall2014, Vol. 70 Issue 3, p205-219. 15p.
Document Type: Article
Title: Developmental Appropriate Practice: Adlerian Play Therapy with Preschool Children.
Author: Dillman Taylor, Dalena1,2 dalena.taylor@ucf.edu
Bratton, Sue C.3,4
Source: Journal of Individual Psychology. Fall2014, Vol. 70 Issue 3, p205-219. 15p.
Document Type: Article
Tittle: Mysticism, Political philosophy, and Play
Authors: Schall,
James V.1Source: Modern Age. Summer2006, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p251-258. 8p.
Document Type: Article
Title: Help Me Play!
Parental Behaviors, Child Temperament, and Preschool Peer Play.
Authors: Gagnon, Sandra1
gagnonsg@appstate.eduHuelsman, Timothy1 Reichard, Anna2 Kidder-Ashley, Pamela1 Griggs, Marissa3 Struby, Jessica4 Bollinger, Jennie5
Source:Journal of Child & Family Studies. Jul2014, Vol. 23 Issue 5, p872-884. 13p. 3 Charts, 2 Graphs.
Document Type: Article
**I am having a hard time finding articles through this
site. I have spoken with a Llibraian
here, and she is in the process of getting the following titles through an interdisciplinary
loan:
- Creativity: The Psychology of Discovery and Invention Paperback – August 6, 2013 by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- The Gift of Play: Why Adult Women Stop Playing And How
To Start Again. Paperback – July 4, 2002 by Barbara Brannen
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