This article examines the processes of participation of children living in the Bajau Laut sea gypsies community in daily life activities. The subject of the study, the Bajau Laut, is one of the last sea nomadic communities. This research is planned as a case study which is one of the qualitative research methods. The data of this research were…

For Sigmund Freud, the terms "dreamwork" and "jokework" denoted the process by which the mind displaces social and psychological anxieties and permits them to emerge disguised in dreams and jokes. This article posits a similar process for "sandwork." Examining the ways people play with sand in its three basic…

Preschool years constitute a vital developmental period during which foundations of later development are formed. It is during this period that essential developments such as establishing attachment bonds, forming a basic sense of autonomy and sense of self (ego), language acquisition and attaining life and social skills. Studies in developmental…

This work studied if decision-making differences between girls and boys existed in different versions of the traditional game called la pelota sentada according to their roles, sub-roles (decisions), valence (cooperation or opposition) and level of adjustment (effectiveness) of motor behaviours. One hundred and twelve compulsory secondary…

This study aims to investigate the perception of games in students who study in the elementary school period through the pictures they draw in the context of social powers. In this study, the phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research designs, was used. The study group of the research consisted of a total of 1,818 students, who studied…

During 2008 and 2009, a group of nine Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) from Canterbury met as a Community of Practice to investigate the way that play in the school playground contributes to the social competence of students. While the original concern was around the needs of students who were unable to manage their behaviour in…

The role of play in human development has long been the subject of controversy. Despite being championed by many of the foremost scholars of the twentieth century, play has been dogged by underrepresentation and marginalization in literature across the scientific disciplines. "The Oxford Handbook of the Development of Play" marks the first attempt…

Article describes a new, unstructured type of playground. (SP)

Presents ideas for outside fitness activities such as Frisbee games, juggling, blanket ball, monsterball, jogging, and throwing. (JMB)

Creative noncompetitive games are described. (JD)

A lot of learning that takes place outside the classroom occurs in the games children play. Author shows how one primary school made use of this traditional folk art. (Editor/RK)

The research focuses on the inappropriate, largely aggressive, behaviors of 344 K-2 children assigned to a playground prior to the beginning of the school day. It was found that games, rope jumping, and foot racing, along with an infrequently used time-out procedure, significantly reduced the frequency of inappropriate incidents. (Author)

This publication is designed to assist elementary school teachers in the construction and use of improvised physical education equipment. The equipment described is accompanied by activities in which it can be used. Since workers, materials, and construction knowledge are essential for the creation of this equipment, teachers should try to involve…

This article describes a one-week indoor boy's physical education unit consisting of playground games and circus stunts. (RC)

This resource package was designed to provide activities that will improve student knowledge of and skill in wintertime and out-of-doors recreational pursuits. Winter games and sports appropriate for children from kindergarten through grade 10 are described. Teaching methods and learning objectives are discussed and sample lesson plans are…