Pretend Play and Creative Processes

Autor/inn/en	Russ, Sandra W.; Wallace, Claire E.
Titel	Pretend Play and Creative Processes
Quelle	In: American Journal of Play, 6 (2013) 1, S.136-148 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-0399
Schlagwörter	Play; Creativity; Psychological Patterns; Cognitive Ability; Children; Research; Evidence; Creative Thinking; Research Methodology; Research Needs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Kreativität; Denkfähigkeit; Child; Kind; Kinder; Forschung; Evidenz; Kreatives Denken; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Forschungsbedarf
Abstract	The authors contend that many cognitive abilities and affective processes important in creativity also occur in pretend play and that pretend play in childhood affects the development of creativity in adulthood. They discuss a variety of theories and observations that attempt to explain the importance of pretend play to creativity. They argue that rigorous research supports the association between the two but note that experimental studies are difficult to conduct for a number of reasons. A few promising, well-done studies, they conclude, suggest that engaging in pretend play fosters the development of creativity. And they call for further research--correlational, experimental, and longitudinal--to focus on specific processes in both play and creativity. They suggest that large-scale, multisite studies planned by researchers from different perspectives would be optimal. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10