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Gray, Peter – American Journal of Play, 2009
The author offers the thesis that hunter-gatherers promoted, through cultural means, the playful side of their human nature and this made possible their egalitarian, nonautocratic, intensely cooperative ways of living. Hunter-gatherer bands, with their fluid membership, are likened to social-play groups, which people could freely join or leave.…
Descriptors: Play, Cultural Influences, Child Development, Skill Development
Shere, Waris, Ed.; Duhamel, Ronald, Ed. – 1987
Present trends and future directions in postsecondary education in Canada and the United States are addressed in 15 essays and an introduction by Ron Duhamel. Authors and titles are as follows: "Traditional Values in the Contemporary University" (Robin H. Farquhar); "Facing the Future" (R. J. Duhamel); "Challenges to the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Processes, College Curriculum, College Faculty