Playfulness : its relationship to imagination and creativity

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Front Cover; Playfulness: Its Relationship to Imagination and Creativity; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter I. Introduction; PLAY-IMAGINATION-CREATIVITY; PLAYFULNESS: ITS RATIONALE AND EXPLORATION; PROPOSED THESIS FOR THE ROLE OF PLAYFULNESS AS A PLAY ELEMENT IN PLAY, IMAGINATION, AND CREATIVITY; Chapter II. Historical Clues to Playfulness as the Play Element in Play; ADULT VERSUS CHILD PLAY: IS PLAYFULNESS PART OF IT?; THE FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF PLAY, OR WHY WE PLAY: NO ROOM FOR PLAYFULNESS THE QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLAY, OR HOW WE PLAY: ENTER PLAYFULNESSChapter Ill. Playfulness in Play and the Player: Developmental Studies of a Qualitative Aspect of Play; THE KINDERGARTEN STUDY: PLAYFULNESS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO DIVERGENT THINKING; THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDY: PLAYFULNESS AS A PERSONALITY TRAIT IN ADOLESCENTS; SOME PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ON POSTADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS; SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FINDINGS AND POINTERS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH; Chapter IV. Playfulness in Studies of Play, Imagination, and Creativity; SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PLAY RELATING TO IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS OF PLAY AS A RESULT OF SEX, LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE, CHILDREARING PRACTICES, AND SCHOOLINGSUMMARY STATEMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS; Chapter V. The Role of Playfulness in a Theoretical Framework for a Relationship among Play, Imagination, and Creativity; CLUES TO PLAYFULNESS IN A COGNITIVE LINKAGE BETWEEN PLAY, IMAGINATION, AND CREATIVITY; CLUES TO PLAYFULNESS IN AFFECTIVE STATES COMMON TO PLAY, IMAGINATION, AND CREATIVITY; CLUES TO PLAYFULNESS IN SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO PLAY, IMAGINATION, AND CREATIVITY; THE ROLE OF PLAYFULNESS IN AESTHETICS Chapter VI. Practical Implications: The Place of Playfulness in Everyday LivingTHE HOME ENVIRONMENT: CAN PARENTING HAVE A LIGHTER VEIN?; THE CLASSROOM: CAN FUN BE PART OF THE LEARNING PROCESS?; CAREER CHOICE: CAN PLAYING WITH OPTIONS BE PART OF IT?; ON-THE-JOB SATISFACTION: CAN ALL OCCUPATIONS PLAY?; USE OF LEISURE: CAN ALL AGES PLAY?; SUMMARY STATEMENT ON THE ROLE OF PLAYFULNESS IN AN INDIVIDUAL'S LIFE SPAN; Chapter VII. Epilogue: The ""Now"" and ""Future"" Scene; ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ASKED; POINTERS TO QUESTIONS STILL TO BE EXPLORED; PERSPECTIVE ON THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Appendix A: Playfulness Scale (Form K)RATING INSTRUCTIONS; RATING SCALES; Appendix B: Playfulness-Nonplayfulness Scale (Form A); RATING INSTRUCTIONS; RATING SCALES; References; Subject Index