The ingestion of methylphenidate in hyperactive children was studied in classroom and informal settings. The drug seems to improve tractibility and learning in situations involving clear-cut tasks demands and high compliance, yet leaves informal behavior undisturbed. (ST)

Author proceeded to develop a composite profile of work through twelve different aspects of its polarity with play, prefacing these with the general remark that the antithesis is strongly ambivalent. (Author/RK)

Materials and equipment for an outdoor learning area where Mexican and Anglo kindergarten children can play and development motor skills and creativity were supplied by a $250 Instructor Dream Dollar award. (GB)

Article describes the benefits of minidrama as an ancillary vehicle and compares it with its parent, the psychodrama. (Editor)

The Greek word skole'' (English derivative, school'') means leisure, time for self renewal, self-fulfillment. It is suggested that education and play in this context are synonymous. A new format for education based on the concept of play is proposed. (ST)

The present experiment involved a manipulation of the cognitive or associative meaning of a play object. (Authors)

This discussion outlines the techniques used in play therapy. Play therapy helps children to express verbally their innermost concerns, thus offering the counselor a way of understanding and helping the child who may have emotional or learning problems. (JC)

Purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the relevance of Arthur Koestler's theory of creativity for assessing the effectiveness of nursery school programmes. (Author/CB)

By understanding the creative act it may be possible to assess the effectiveness of the traditional nursery school program for all children, including developmentally handicapped children. (Editor)

Serious efforts in the direction of a theory of education must re-evaluate the broader significance of play and reappraise its role in human experience. (Authors)

A kindergarten teacher narrates her classroom experiences with terror-stricken Spanish-American children after a devastating tornado. (AJ)

Preschool play behavior of today was compared with play norms collected more than 40 years ago. Present play behavior was judged to be significantly less social. (NH)