A Critical Exploration of Play. Whitton, N. In Play and Learning in Adulthood: Reimagining Pedagogy and the Politics of Education, pages 159–189. Springer International Publishing, Cham, 2022. ![A Critical Exploration of Play [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex In this chapter, I move on from an exploration of the benefits of play to look at the more negative aspects of play and playfulness, particularly in relation to learning in adulthood, but also to society in general. In the first part of the chapter, I consider playful learning from a critical pedagogic and sociological perspective, exploring the ideas of power and privilege, and concepts of play capital. I discuss the relationship between play and social justice, considering how play can be made more inclusive and how playful approaches might be used for democratic and civic engagement, before taking a detour into the world of dark play and considering the range of negative behaviours associated with play and playfulness. Using playful approaches in the context of adult learning may have great potential, but it is important to remember that this applies only for some learners, under some circumstances. The play experience for an individual who is not neuro-typical, extrovert, physically mobile, who comes from somewhere where the game is played with different rules, may vary enormously. This chapter highlights that it is vitally important we recognise the power of play to exclude as well as to empower.
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