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Iverson, Barbara K. – 1981
This paper discusses playfulness and creativity and draws educational implications. The suggestions in the paper are intended to provide a rationale for incorporating foolish interludes, humor, flexibility, and the playful side of human nature into classrooms to stimulate creative thinking in young people today. Play is described as a mode of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Creative Thinking, Creativity
