A study of the element of play in the teaching of composition
The work of play theorists such as W. D. Winnicott, Gregory Bateson, and Erving Goffman suggests that the element of play has intriguing potential for the teaching and learning of writing: repositioning students in relation to dominant discourses, providing an avenue for risk-taking and experimentat...
Main Author: | Batt, Thomas Alan |
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Language: | ENG |
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2003
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Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3096264 |
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