Play in research? Yes, it is “proper” practice

2021/03/05 by Alison James · 1 voice
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Creativity in Education and Neuroscience #Innovative Education and Learning Practices #Educational Games and Gamification

paper · pdf · doi:10.5920/jpa.864

openalex publication_date 2021/03/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

Playful practices can be viewed with suspicion within Higher Education,as not “proper” practice. This paper reports on research that show how practitionersengage in playful research practices, and why they use play for scholarship andresearch. It shows some of the challenges that could be embraced to enable theincreased legitimisation of play and playfulness as serious research.

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