HD 3460

Serious Fun! The Role of Play Throughout Development

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

The course examines the role of play in promoting the learning and socio-emotional development of children. Through class discussions, hands-on activities, observations, videos, and discussion of recent empirical findings, the course uniquely combines critical thinking and creativity to facilitate exploring and understanding how play functions to promote development from infancy to adulthood.

When Offered Spring.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: Human Development students.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: HD 1150.

Distribution Category (KCM-HE)

• Students will identify, analyze, and evaluate opposing thoughts and theories as they occur in their own and others' work.
• One of the course aims is to engage students' critical thinking, develop their writing skills, and encourage creativity.
• By the end of the course, students will be able to apply research findings to outline play solutions for real-world issues or challenges.

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